OSHA Inspection: LEWIS STUCCO AND EXTERIORS, LLC

Issued

Jul 19, 2019

Abate by

Jul 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,400 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) Country Junction Store, 6565 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, PA: Employees were conducting stucco prep operations from a fabricated frame scaffolding approximately 18' above ground level without each employee being protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system, observed on or about July 9, 2019.    Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Jul 19, 2019

Abate by

Jul 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Country Junction Store, 6565 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, PA: Employees were performing stucco operations from the 2nd and 3rd working platforms of a fabricated frame scaffolding that was not fully planked or decked, observed on or about July 9, 2019  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Jul 19, 2019

Abate by

Aug 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.  a) Country Junction Store, 6565 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, PA: The employer did not provide each employee performing stucco prep operations from a fabricated frame scaffold with training to recognize hazards and to understand the procedures to control the hazards associated with scaffolds. Employees were working from a fabricated frame scaffolding with observed hazardous conditions including inadequate fall protection in place and missing cross-bracing, on or about July 9, 2019.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Jul 19, 2019

Abate by

Jul 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:    a) Country Junction Store, 6565 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, PA:  The footings supporting a fabricated frame scaffold (approx. 98 ft in width and 25 ft in height) were placed upon small pieces of wood and unstable surfaces while employees performing stucco operations from the working platforms, exposing employees to an unplanned collapse, observed on or about July 9, 2019.    Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Jul 19, 2019

Abate by

Jul 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a) Country Junction Store, 6565 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, PA:  The frames and the uprights of a fabricated frame scaffolding used by employees to perform stucco activities were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement. The frames and uprights were missing crossbracing in several sections of the scaffolding, exposing employees to an unplanned collapse, on or about July 9, 2019.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Jul 19, 2019

Abate by

Jul 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a) Country Junction Store, 6565 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, PA:  A fabricated frame scaffolding approximately 98 feet in width and 25 feet in height was being used by employees to perform stucco operations was not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before the work shift. The scaffolding had visible defects including but not limited to missing crossbracing, unstable footings, and inadequate fall protection, observed on or about July 9, 2019   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Jul 19, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a) Country Junction Store, 6565 Interchange Rd, Lehighton, PA:  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees using products including but not limited to Sandpebble Nt 195 Accent Base, while performing masonry operations, on or about July 9, 2019.  Abatement Certification Required