OSHA Inspection: FRANKLIN J. LEIVA

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $998 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  On or about November 28, 2018, employees were not protected by hard hats while working below employees on the three tier scaffolding system, exposing employees to the hazard of being stuck-by falling tools or building materials.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  On or about November 28, 2018, employees were not protected by eye or face protection while using drills, and saws on the construction site, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by flying debris.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of the scaffold was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.  On or about November 28, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the three tier tubular welded frame scaffolding system was not fully planked between the uprights, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  On or about November 28, 2018, and at times prior thereto, employees were using the cross braces of the three tier tubular welded frame scaffolding to gain access, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:  On or about November 28, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that the three tier tubular welded frame scaffolding system erected next to the commercial property construction had guardrails installed, exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 21 feet.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffold and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each workshift and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  On or about November 28, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the three tier tubular welded frame scaffolding erected on the south side of the commercial property under construction had not been inspected for defects prior to allowing employees to work on it, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Damaged or weakened parts of a scaffold were not immediately repaired or replaced, braced, or removed from service until repaired:   On or about November 28, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the three tier tubular welded frame scaffolding had scaffolding planks that were dry rotten, cracked and damaged, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet.

Issued

Nov 30, 2018

Abate by

Dec 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  On or about November 28, 2018, and at times prior thereto, the employees for the company were not trained by a competent person to recognize the hazards associated with the use of scaffold systems, exposing the employees to fall hazards up to approximately 21 feet.