OSHA Inspection: B. MILLER MASONRY INC.

Issued

Sep 26, 2022

Abate by

Sep 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $3,315

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  (a) Worksite, 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York, Dens Deck Awning: On or prior to April 27, 2022, an employee was working directly under ongoing masonry work from the Dens Deck Awning and did not have head protection.

Issued

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $4,144

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) Worksite, 5 Boces Road, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601, second tier of fabricated frame scaffold: On or about April 27, 2022, employees were conducting masonry work, approximately 18 feet from the ground, on the second tier of the fabricated frame scaffold  that did not bear base plates, mud sills, or other adequate firm foundation on the first section of the outer scaffold frame.  b) Worksite, 5 Boces Road, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601, third tier of fabricated frame scaffold: On or about April 27, 2022, an employee was conducting masonry work, approximately 24 feet from the ground that did not bear base plates, mud sills, or other adequate firm foundation on the first section of the outer scaffold frame.

Issued

Sep 26, 2022

Abate by

Sep 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  a) Worksite, 5 Boces Road, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601, third tier of fabricated frame scaffold: On or prior to April 27, 2022, an employee was accessing the third tier of the fabricated frame scaffold, approximately 24 feet above the ground, by climbing on the end frames of the scaffold.

Issued

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(i):Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.  (a) Worksite, 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York, second tier of fabricated frame scaffold: On or prior to April 27, 2022, employees were performing masonry work from the second tier of the fabricated frame scaffold approximately 18 feet above the ground and did not have a guardrail system in place.   b) Worksite, 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York, third tier of fabricated frame scaffold: On or prior to April 27, 2022, an employee was performing masonry work from the third tier of the fabricated frame scaffold approximately 24 feet above the ground and did not have a guardrail system in place.

Issued

Sep 26, 2022

Abate by

Sep 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below.  (a) Worksite, 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York, second tier fabricated frame scaffold, northwest side of building: On or about April 27, 2022, employees worked from a fabricated frame scaffold while performing masonry activities which did not have toeboards erected along the edge of the platforms to prevent ground level employees from being struck by overhead tools, materials, and equipment.  b) Worksite, 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York, third tier fabricated frame scaffold, northwest side of building: On or about April 27, 2022, employees worked from a fabricated frame scaffold while performing masonry activities which did not have toeboards erected along the edge of the platforms to prevent ground level employees from being struck by overhead tools, materials, and equipment.

Issued

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $5,801

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) Worksite, 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York, Dens deck awning: On or about April 27, 2022, employees were performing masonry work from the dens deck awning, approximately 15 to 18 feet above the ground and were did not have a guardrail system in place.   b) Worksite, 5 Boces Road Poughkeepsie, New York, roof adjacent to the dens deck awning: On or about April 27, 2022, an employee was performing masonry work on the roof adjacent to the dens deck awning, approximately 20 to 28 feet above the ground and did not have a guardrail system in place.