OSHA Inspection: JOSEPH BIRKENHEIER TUCKPOINTING AND MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Nov 21, 2019

Abate by

Dec 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Where the employer made a demonstration that a space wider than one inch was necessary between adjacent plank units and the platform and uprights, the platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible:    a)  On or about August 1, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing masonry operations on a tubular welded frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards due to the platform employees were working from not being fully planked or decked.  Employees were thereby exposed to fall hazards of approximately twenty-one (21) feet six (6) inches to the ground.

Issued

Nov 21, 2019

Abate by

Dec 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): 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 installing guys, ties, and braces according to the manufacturer's:     a)  On or about August 1, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing masonry operations on a tubular welded frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards due to the scaffolding not being restrained from tipping over by the installation of guys, ties, and/or braces after four or more scaffold tiers.  The employees were thereby exposed to falls of approximately twenty-one (21) feet six (6) inches to ground below.

Issued

Nov 21, 2019

Abate by

Dec 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,669 · Current $9,000 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 or about August 1, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing masonry operations straddling  between a tubular welded frame scaffolding and a roof while repairing a chimney were exposed to fall hazards of approximately twenty-one (21) feet six (6) inches to the ground, due to employees not using any means of personal fall protection.     Joseph Birkenheier Tuckpointing and Masonry, Inc.,  was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or equivalent 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1179143, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 22, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at  950 Pleasant St., Oak Park, IL 60302.    Joseph Birkenheier Tuckpointing and Masonry, Inc.,  was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or equivalent 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1178911, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on December 22, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at   766 Graceland Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016.