OSHA Inspection: CASTRO CONTRACTORS, LLC

Issued

2021-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $1951.00 Reduced

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.  a) On or about April 1, 2021, on a scaffold, where employees were exposed to a fall hazard when using a scaffold's frame to access different platform levels while installing sheathing boards.

Issued

2021-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $2731.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(5)(i):Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels did not have guardrail systems that comply with subpart M of this part -- Fall Protection:  a) On or about April 1, 2021, on a scaffold, where employees were exposed to a fall hazard while using a board as a ramp without a fall protection system to access a scaffold platform.

Issued

2021-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  a) On or about April 1, 2021, on a scaffold, where employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet when affixing sheathing boards from a scaffold section without a fall protection system.