OSHA Inspection: RALPH W. FALLON BUILDER, INC.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure a safety program was initiated and maintained which covered the safety hazards associated with scaffold use.  A subcontractor's employees were exposed to fall hazard of 15 feet 2 inches when performing work from an improperly erected tubular welded frame scaffold and from a fabricated wooden work platform.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 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.  a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the tubular welded frame scaffold was fully planked prior to a subcontractor's employees working from the scaffold to snap chalk lines on a structure's roof.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.  a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the work platforms comprised of wooden planks that spanned the two scaffolds, were 18 inches in width prior to allowing a subcontractor's employees to work from the platform.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 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. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the front edge of the scaffold work platform was 14 inches or less from the face of work, exposing a subcontractor's employees to a 15 foot 2 inch fall to the ground.    b. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the front edges of the wooden planks spanning the two scaffolds were 14 inches or less from the face of work, exposing a subcontractor's employees to a 15 foot 2 inch fall to the ground.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement.  a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the base plates for the tubular welded frame scaffold were secured to the mud sills to prevent the base plates from being displaced, prior to allowing a subcontractor's employees to use the scaffold.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used.   a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure ladder access was provided for employees accessing the scaffold work platform, exposing employees to a 15 foot 2 inch fall to the ground.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only 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.  a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the scaffolding was erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person.  A subcontractor's employees working on the scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of 15 feet 2 inches due to numerous deficiencies in the scaffolding such as but not limited to missing uplift pins, lack of guardrails around scaffold work platforms, work platforms were more than 14 inches from the face of work, work platforms were not fully planked, base plates were not secured, scaffold platforms were not 18 inches wide, and there was no ladder access.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level.   a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure guardrail systems were installed on all open sides and ends of the scaffold work platforms, exposing a subcontractor's employees to a 15 foot 2 inch fall to the ground.    b. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure guardrail systems were installed on all open sides and ends of the wooden planks extended between the scaffolding sections, exposing a subcontractor's employees to a 15 foot 2 inch fall to the ground.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4): Where uplift can occur which would displace scaffold end frames or panels, the frames or panels were not locked together vertically by pins or equivalent means.  a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the tubular welded frame scaffold was equipped with pins to prevent the scaffolding frames from separating, prior to allowing a subcontractor's employees to use the scaffolding.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,989 Reduced

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. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure the scaffolding was inspected by a competent person prior to each work shift.  A subcontractor's employees working on the scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of 15 feet 2 inches due to numerous deficiencies in the scaffolding such as but not limited to missing uplift pins, lack of guardrails around scaffold work platforms, work platforms were more than 14 inches from the face of work, work platforms were not fully planked, base plates were not secured, scaffold platforms were not 18 inches wide, and there was no ladder access.

Issued

Sep 26, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   a. Ralph W. Fallon Builder, Inc. worksite located at 7560 Olentangy Rd., Delaware, Ohio:  On or about July 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure a subcontractor's employees working from a tubular welded frame scaffold to perform roofing work had received training on the following topics:         1. The nature of any fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area;       2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used;      3. The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold;        4. The maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffolds used; and        5. Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart.