OSHA Inspection: AMEEN GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): A means of access for scaffold platforms more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, such as portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.   a) Jobsite - The employer did not provide a safe means of access from one level of the supported tubular welded frame scaffold to another by the use of portable ladders, hook-on ladders or other acceptable means.  Employees used the rungs on the scaffold Integral Prefabricated Access Frames, which were approximately 5" in width, not uniform in spacing, or horizontal in design, to access the 2nd walking/working level of the scaffold.  Observed on or about 10/29/18.

Issued

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) Jobsite: Employees conducting masonry operations from the 2nd walking/working platform of the supported tubular welded frame scaffold, and from the outrigger section above the 2nd walking/working platform, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14' - 18' above ground level without the use of a fall protection system.  Observed on or about 10/29/18.

Issued

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a) Jobsite - The employer did not train their employees to recognize the hazards that are present when working from a  supported tubular welded frame scaffold, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Noted on or about 10/29/19.

Issued

2019-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a) Jobsite: The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions at the jobsite, and the regulations to control or eliminate hazards associated with commercial and residential construction operations.  Noted on or about 10/29/18.