OSHA Inspection: LYNN DICKEY CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    (a) On February 27, 2019, the working platform of the scaffold was not fully planked on an ~25' working level and an ~20' working level. This condition exposed employees to the hazard of falling to the ground below.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  (a) On February 27, 2019, employees accessed ~20' and ~25' working platforms of the scaffold used for masonry construction by climbing the structure. This condition exposed employees to a fall from heights hazard.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On February 27, 2019, employees were working on an ~20' and an ~25' scaffold without fall protection. This condition exposed employees to a fall from heights hazard.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph.:    (a) On February 27, 2019, employees doing masonry construction for residential housing, were exposed to fall from heights hazard of greater than 6 feet, when a scaffold with a height to base width ratio of more than four to one (4:1) was not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  (a) On February 27, 2019, employees doing masonry construction for residential housing, were exposed to fall from heights hazard of greater than 6 feet, when scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.  (a) On February 27, 2019, The scaffold used by employees to perform masonry construction was not equipped with a toeboard or other means to contain or deflect falling objects. This condition exposed employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):      (a) On February 27, 2019, employees doing masonry construction for residential housing, were exposed to fall from heights hazard of greater than 6 feet.