OSHA Inspection: SILLIMAN GROUP, LLC

Issued

2022-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $9000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s).  a.  On or about August 25, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that an inspection of the jobsite and equipment was conducted by a competent person, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards and electrical hazards.

Issued

2022-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a.  On or about August 25, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, the tubular welded frame scaffold used for painting operations was not inspected by a competent person before each work shift, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers:  a.  On or about August 25, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing painting operations near uncovered live electrical boxes were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

2022-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

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 August 25, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing painting operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold on caster wheels, eight (8) feet four (4) inches above a lower level, that did not have the working level fully planked, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a.  On or about August 25, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, the tubular welded frame scaffold used for painting operations was not erected by a competent person, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(w)(2): Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:  a.  On or about August 25, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing painting operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold on caster wheels were exposed to fall hazards due to not having all of the scaffold caster wheels locked.

Issued

2022-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $6498.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.  On or about August 25, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing painting operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.