OSHA Inspection: SILMAN FRAMING, LLC.

Issued

Dec 6, 2021

Abate by

Dec 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,755

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design.  On or about November 22, 2021, and at times prior thereto, a job-site made single pole scaffold was not engineered and load tested for rated capacity prior to being used by employees performing siding operations, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet or more in height.

Issued

Dec 6, 2021

Abate by

Dec 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,755

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.  On or about November 22, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were using a job-site made single pole scaffold where the platform planks were installed more than 1 inch apart from each other, exposing the employees to the hazard of falling to a lower level from heights of  21-feet or greater.

Issued

Dec 6, 2021

Abate by

Dec 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,755

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.  On or about November 22, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were using a job-site made single pole scaffold where the platform was not at least 18 inches wide, exposing the employees to the hazard of falling to a lower level from heights of 10 feet or greater.

Issued

Dec 6, 2021

Abate by

Dec 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,755

General-duty citation text

CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section:  On or about November 22, 2021, and at times prior thereto, a job-site made single pole scaffold was being used by employees performing framing operations at heights of approximately 21 feet without a means of fall protection, exposing the employees to the hazard of falling to a lower level from heights 10 feet or greater.

Issued

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,755 · Current $1,755

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented.  On or about November 22, 2021, and at times prior thereto, an employee was performing roof decking work near the roof edge at a height of approximately 9 feet from a lower level without a means of fall protection, exposing the employee to the hazard of falling from heights of 6 feet or greater.