OSHA Inspection: E AND D CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2021-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $1053.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(e)(1):Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  a) On or about March 22, 2021 at the worksite, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when using a damaged extension cord to power a cement mixing paddle.

Issued

2021-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1405.00 Reduced

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):  a) On or about March 22, 2021, at the worksite, employees were engaged in masonry work while on a scaffold platform that was not fully planked, exposing them to a fall hazard.

Issued

2021-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1405.00 Reduced

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) On or about March 22, 2021 at the worksite, employees were using the scaffold framework as means of accessing a two tier scaffold, exposing them to a fall hazard.