OSHA Inspection: JPH HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1970.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.   A) Exterior, Pump jack scaffold on the right side of the house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system (including end rails) or another means of fall protection in place, on or about June 15th, 2021.

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2765.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles shall be secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. When the pump jack has to pass bracing already installed, an additional brace shall be installed approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) above the brace to be passed, and shall be left in place until the pump jack has been moved and the original brace reinstalled.   A) Exterior, Pump jack scaffold on the right side of the house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not braced at the bottom, on or about June 15th, 2021.

Issued

2021-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2765.00 Reduced

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) Exterior, On the right side of the house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while using an extension ladder that was not extended at least 3 feet over the landing that they were accessing, on or about June 15th, 2021.