OSHA Inspection: M & M BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.  a)  Ground floor- Debris was not kept cleared from the work area; on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $500 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) Tubular welded scaffold - An employee was exposed to a fall of up to approximately 12ft while working on the 4th frame of a tubular welded scaffold that was not fully planked; on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section, the front edge of all platforms shall not be more than 14 inches (36 cm) from the face of the work, unless guardrail systems are erected along the front edge and/or personal fall arrest systems are used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling.  a) Tubular welded scaffold- Employee was exposed to a fall of up to 24ft while working on a tubular welded scaffold that had the front edge platforms approximately 16 inches from the face of the building;  on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed  according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet ((0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less therafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide:  a) Tubular welded scaffold- An employee was exposed to a fall of up to approximately 18 ft. while working on a tubular welded scaffold that was not secured to the building to prevent it from tipping; on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $500 Reduced

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.  Cross braces were used as a means of access.  a) Tubular welded scaffold- Employee was climbing the frame and cross braces of a tubular welded scaffold as a means of access; on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $500 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.  a) Tubular welded scaffold- Employee was exposed to a fall of up to approximately 24ft while working on tubular welded scaffold without the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems; on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which secure vertical members together laterally, and automatically square and align the vertical members so that the erected scaffold is always plumb, level, and square.  a) Tubular welded scaffold- Employee was exposed to a fall of approximately more than 24ft while working on a tubular welded scaffold that was missing cross braces; on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one hand rail:  a) Front of the house- The employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 12ft while accessing a stairway that was missing handrails; on or about 5/17/19.

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder  a) Ladder in the doorway- Employees were exposed to a fall of up to approximately 18ft while accessing an extension ladder that was not secured to prevent accidental displacement at a doorway; on or about 5/17/19.