OSHA Inspection: ERYBE HERRERA

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

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 shall be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.  (a) North and South side of building - On or about March 9, 2021 the employer did not ensure the job made wooden scaffolding platform and walkway was at least 18 inches wide, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(4):Each end of a platform, unless cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, shall extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm).  (a) North side of house - On or about March 9, 2021 the employer did not ensure the scaffolding platform that the employees worked from extend 6 inches past the supports exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(7):On scaffolds where platforms are overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap shall occur only over supports, and shall not be less than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platforms are nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement.  (a) North and South side of house - On or about March 9, 2021 the employer did not ensure the overlap of the platform that was over the supports was at least 12 inches long, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.  (a) North and South side of house - On or about March 9. 2021 the employer did not ensure that the employees working from the scaffolding above 10 feet used a ladder to gain access to the platform, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.  (a) North and South side of house - On or about March 9, 2021 the employer did not ensure that his employees working from scaffolding above 10 feet were provided a means of fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a) Inside garage - On or about March 9, 2021 the employer did not ensure the employees extended the ladder used to access roof extended 3 feet above the access point, exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.  (a) Inside garage - On or about March 9. 2021 the employer did not ensure a step ladder used to gain access into the house was open and being used as designed, exposing employees to fall hazards.