OSHA Inspection: OCHOA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,475 · Current $1,475

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)   On the east side of the construction site, employees worked from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not fully planked on all working levels and were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13-feet to the concrete or ground below.

Issued

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   On the east side of the construction, the employer did not provide a scaffold ladder where the employees could access and egress the tubular welded frame scaffold safely.  The employees were exposed to potential fall hazards of approximately 13 feet to the ground.

Issued

Jun 29, 2020

Abate by

Jul 21, 2020

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:  On the east side of the construction site, the employer did not ensure that all scaffolds were inspected for visible defects including, by a competent person, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13-feet to the concrete or ground below. Defects included, but not limited to not being fully planked and not having a ladder attached.

Issued

Jun 29, 2020

Abate by

Jul 21, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,475 · Current $1,475

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired.  On the east side of the construction, the employer did not ensure visible defects in scaffolds were immediately repaired, replaced, or removed from service until repaired, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13-feet to the concrete or ground below. Defects include, but not limited to scaffold not being fully planked, no ladder placed on the scaffold and no use of fall protection.

Issued

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,475 · Current $1,475

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.  On the east side of the construction, employees were working from the second tier of a tubular welded frame scaffold without guardrails or personal fall arrest systems installing masonry material.  Three employees were exposed to potential fall hazards of approximately 13 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 29, 2020

Abate by

Jul 21, 2020

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(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  On the east side of the construction, the employer did not ensure that employees who  worked from scaffolds were trained to recognize hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used. The employees performing masonry work were exposed to a fall hazards of approximately 13-feet to the concrete or ground below.

Issued

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $276 · Current $276

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    On the east side of the construction, employees using an extension cord with the outer sheathing pulled away to energize a DeWalt skill saw were exposed to electrical shock hazards.