OSHA Inspection: PAOLA DORIA DBA PDC MASONRY

Issued

Sep 16, 2021

Abate by

Oct 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $329

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  For Citation 1, Item 3, 4a and 4b, issued on 7/30/2021, with an abatement date of 8/25/21, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violations.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

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:  A.  On or about May 11, 2021, a worker at a new residential construction was observed tossing bricks to a worker on a supported scaffold, without the use of a hard hat or other protective helmet, which exposed the ground worker to being struck by falling materials.  B.  On or about May 11, 2021, a worker at a new residential construction was stacking bricks on an elevated scaffold plank, at and above head level, without the use of a hard hat or other protective helmet, which exposed the worker to being struck by falling materials.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

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 or about May 11, 2021, workers at a new residential construction were exposed to falling, because the working level of the scaffold was not fully planked or decked.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $3,511

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about May 11, 2021, the legs of an erected supported scaffold at a new residential construction did not bear on adequate firm foundation.  Legs of the scaffold were directly supported by the ground, which presented a scaffold tipping hazard, and exposed workers on the scaffold to falling.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $2,341

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 or about May 11, 2021, a supported scaffold at the site of a new residential construction was not inspected for visible defects by a competent person, which exposed workers to scaffold tipping and falls.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7):Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:  On or about May 11, 2021, a supported scaffold at a new residential construction was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, which exposed workers to scaffold tipping and falls.