OSHA Inspection: EHJ INC.

Issued

Jul 2, 2019

Abate by

Jul 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Scaffold(s) and scaffold(s) component(s) were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:    a)  112 E Texas Ave, 2nd floor rough window openings: Employees worked from one of several improperly constructed, jobsite made outrigger scaffolds, approximately 24 feet above ground level, on or about 01/09/2019.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 2, 2019

Abate by

Jul 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a)  Outrigger scaffold, 2nd floor rough window opening, favoring the west side at the rear of the home:  Employees without any fall protection, fell approximately 24 feet to the ground, when one of the bearers for the scaffold failed, or about 01/09/2019.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 2, 2019

Abate by

Jul 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(i)(1): The inboard end of outrigger beams, measured from the fulcrum point to the extreme point of anchorage, shall be not less than one and one-half times the outboard end in length:    a)  Eastern most beam for the outrigger scaffold, 112 E Texas Ave, 2nd floor, rear of home: The inboard end of the failed outrigger beam was anchored approximately 32 inches from the fulcrum point; outboard end length was approximately 42 inches, on or about 01/10/2019;    b)  Western most beam for the outrigger scaffold, 112 E Texas Ave, 2nd floor, rear of home: The inboard end of the failed outrigger beam was anchored approximately 32 inches from the fulcrum point; outboard end length was approximately 72 inches, on or about 01/10/2019.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 2, 2019

Abate by

Jul 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(i)(3): The fulcrum point of outrigger beams shall rest on secure bearings at least 6 inches (15.2 cm) in each horizontal dimension:  a)  Eastern outrigger beam, 2nd floor, rear of home: The outrigger beam was attached by screws to the vertical, eastern 2 inch x 4 inch rough opening framework for the window, approximately 1.5 feet above the bottom, horizontal framework for the window, on or about 01/10/2019.  NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 2, 2019

Abate by

Jul 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(i)(8): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be designed by a registered professional engineer and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with such design:  a.  112 E Texas Ave: Employees did not follow any registered professional engineer designs for the outrigger scaffolds they constructed and worked from, with platforms approximately 24 feet above the ground level, on or about 01/09/2019.  NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.