OSHA Inspection: CHASE AND SON BUILDING AND REMODELING SPECIALIST, LLC

Issued

2020-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10390.00 · Current $7300.00 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.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the plywood footing used to support the elevated scissors lift/scaffold from which an employee was working was capable of supporting the loaded  scissors lift/scaffold without settling and/or displacement.      On or about 05/14/2020, one of outriggers went through the plywood footing, causing the scissors lift/scaffold tipped over. The employee fell approximately 23 feet to the lower level and sustained serious injuries.

Issued

2020-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10390.00 · Current $7300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees 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.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the plywood footing used to support the elevated scissors lift/scaffold from which an employee was working was erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.      On or about 05/14/2020, one of outriggers went through the plywood footing, causing the scissors lift/scaffold tipped over. The employee fell approximately 23 feet to the lower level and sustained serious injuries.

Issued

2020-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10390.00 · Current $7300.00 Reduced

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.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employee required to work from the elevated scissors lift/scaffold was provided with training and information to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and how to minimize such hazards.      On or about 05/14/2020, one of outriggers went through the plywood footing, causing the scissors lift/scaffold tipped over. The employee fell approximately 23 feet to the lower level and sustained serious injuries.