OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL RESOURCES

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):     Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports:   A) Exterior, On the scaffold: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not fully planked, on or about June 4th, 2019.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): Each end of a platform 10 feet or less in length shall not extend over its support more than 12 inches unless the platform is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.   A) Exterior, On the scaffold: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while working on an area of a scaffold that was not extended properly, on or about June 4th, 2019.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet 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.     A) Exterior, On the scaffold: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while climbing the scaffolds cross braces and components. The scaffold that was not provided with a safe an acceptable means of access, on or about June 4th, 2019.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.   A) Exterior on the scaffold: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system or another means of fall protection in place, on or about June 4th, 2019.