OSHA Inspection: POLWOOD

Issued

2021-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1422.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   On or about and times prior to: March 09, 2021 Location: Pump Jack Scaffold, side of house  a) Employees were not wearing hardhats for protection from falling hand tools, and debris due to the pump jack scaffold not having toe boards, and open platforms where tools were being placed. Employees are exposed to a struck by hazard.

Issued

2021-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

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/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:   On or about: March 09, 2021 Location: Pump jack Scaffold, side of house  a) Employees were working on scaffold platform that was approximately 14 inches wide to perform siding work exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2021-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used:  On or about: March 09, 2021 Location: Pump Jack Scaffold, side of house  a) Employees were working on pump jack scaffold where the front edge of platform that was approximately 15 inches wide from the face of the work. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard.

Issued

2021-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1789.00 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:   On or about: March 09, 2021 Location: Pump Jack Scaffold, side of house  a) Employees were working on two pump jack scaffolds that were not properly supported due to missing mudsill plates. Employees were exposed to fall hazard.

Issued

2021-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1789.00 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:   On or about and times prior to: March 09, 2021 Location: Pump Jack Scaffold, side of house  a) Employees were not adequately trained by qualified person to work on scaffold because employees were not able to recognize the hazards that existed while they were using pump jack scaffold to perform siding work.

Issued

2021-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2500.00 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):    On or about and times prior to: March 09, 2021 Location: Front of house, on roof.   a) Employees were engaged in siding construction work above 6 feet without fall protection. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard.