OSHA Inspection: CUENCA CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,176 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling:   a) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21,  while four employees were working at height of approximately 20-25 feet, the employer did not ensure that the work platforms of the Alum-A-Pole scaffold were 14" or less from the face of the building.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm)   a) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21,while four employees were working at height of approximately 20-25 feet, the employer did not ensure that the work platforms of the Alum-A-Pole scaffold extended at least six inches (6") past the centerline of support.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(10): Scaffold components manufactured by different manufacturers were intermixed such that the components fit together with force and the scaffold's structural integrity was not maintained by the user:   a) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21,while four employees were working at height of approximately 20-25 feet, the employer did not ensure that the components of the Alum-A-Pole scaffold were compatible and erected properly. The scaffold was erected with chains, ropes, lumber, and Werner extension ladders.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:   a) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21, while four employees were working at height of approximately 20-25 feet, the employer did not ensure that the Alum-A-Pole scaffold was erected with base plates. The scaffolding was rested on the dirt ground.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.   a) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21, while four employees were working at height of approximately 20-25 feet, the employer did not ensure that the Alum-A-Pole scaffold was secured to the building with intermediate braces. The scaffold was about thirty feet (30') in height and only braced at the top of the building.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $2,176 Reduced

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) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21, while four employees were working at height of approximately 20-25 feet, the employer did not ensure that the Alum-A-Pole scaffold system was inspected daily by a competent person. The scaffold was erected with chains, ropes, lumber, and Werner extension ladders.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

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.   a) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21, while four employees were working at height of approximately 20-25 feet, the employer did not ensure that employees who erected the Alum-A-Pole scaffold were adequately trained and were working under the supervision or direction of a competent person.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   a) Jobsite: On or about 12/7/21, while four employees were performing siding work, the employer did not ensure that the four employees working from the Alum-A-Pole scaffold, at a height greater than twenty-five feet (25'), were utilizing fall arrest systems or guardrail systems.

Issued

Apr 26, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite:  On or about 12/7/21,  while four employees were performing siding work, the employer did not ensure that these employees working at over twenty-five feet (25') in height,  from an Alum-A-Pole Scaffold, were provided training in the hazards associated with this type of scaffold.