OSHA Inspection: EATON QUALITY SIDING, INC

Issued

2021-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $880.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) Building 1: On June 30, 2021 and at times prior thereto; an employee was not wearing a hard hat while working below another employee performing siding activities from a ladder jack scaffold.     Note) Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2021-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  a) Building 1: On June 30, 2021 and at times prior thereto; an employee was exposed to a 15 foot fall hazard while performing siding activities from a ladder jack scaffold.  The employee was not using a fall arrest system.    Note) Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2021-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs 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:  a) Building 1:  On June 30, 2021 and at times prior thereto; the employer did not provide training to employees so that they would be able to recognize and control the hazards of working at heights over 10 feet.  Employees worked from a ladder jack scaffold and from an aerial lift without fall protection.    b) Building 1:  On June 30, 2021 and at times prior thereto; the employer did not provide training to employees so that they would be able to recognize and control the hazard of working from an improperly erected scaffold.  Planks used as part of the ladder jack scaffold were pinned together with a concrete bar.     Note) Documentation and certification of corrective actions are required for this item.

Issued

2021-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2050.00 Reduced

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.  a) Building 1: On June 30, 2021 and at times prior thereto; a competent person was not involved in the erection of a ladder jack scaffold where an employee was exposed to a scaffold system failure and 15 foot fall hazard while performing siding activities .  A concrete bar was used to pin two, 16 foot long aluminum scaffold planks together at the center ladder jack bracket.  Note) Documentation and certification of corrective action are required for this item.

Issued

2021-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged one to another:  a) Building 1: On June 30, 2021 and at times prior thereto; an employee was exposed to a scaffold system failure and 15 foot fall hazard while performing siding activities from a ladder jack scaffold.  A concrete bar was used to pin two, 16 foot long aluminum scaffold planks together at the center ladder jack bracket.    Note) Documentation and certification of corrective action are required for this item.

Issued

2021-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): Personal fall protection and lanyard were not worn and attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  a) Building 1: On June 30, 2021 and at times prior thereto: an employee performed siding activities from an aerial lift without using a personal fall protection system.    Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).  Note) Corrected during inspection.