OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC PAINTING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jul 25, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $5,834

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(1):  Scaffold and/or scaffold components were loaded in excess of their maximum intended loads or rated capacities, whichever was less:                On or about February 7, 2019,  and at times prior to, at a bridge sandblasting/painting project located on highway 69, 4 miles south of Muskogee, OK, the employer allowed three employees to work from a suspended scaffold which exceeded the manufacturers recommendation, exposing the employees to the hazards of falls.

Issued

Jul 25, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.       On or about February 7, 2019, and at times prior to, at a bridge sandblasting/painting project located on highway 69, 4 miles south of Muskogee, OK, the employer did not ensure a competent person inspects a scaffold prior to allowing employees to access and commence work on the scaffold, exposing the employees to the hazards of falls.

Issued

Jul 25, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold 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:      On or about February 7, 2019,  and at times prior to, at a bridge sandblasting/painting project located on highway 69, 4 miles south of Muskogee, OK, an employee was not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions when working on a scaffold, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 25, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $58,343 · Current $13,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:                On or about February 7, 2019,  and at times prior to, at a bridge sandblasting/painting project located on highway 69, 4 miles south of Muskogee, OK, employees were allowed to work from a suspended scaffold without fall protection, exposing the employees to the hazards of falls.