OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL TILE & MARBLE LLC

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Abate by

Nov 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,481 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders shall not be used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees, except on large area scaffolds where employers have satisfied the criteria in sub-paragraphs (i) through (iv):  (a) On or about June 15, 2022, a 6-foot A-frame ladder was used on top of Metaltech scaffolding built two tiers tall to increase the working height of an employee tiling the fireplace exposing him to a fall hazard of approximately fourteen (14) feet or more to the concrete floor below.  (b) On or about June 16, 2022, a 6-foot A-frame ladder was used on top of Metaltech scaffolding built two tiers tall to increase the working height of an employee grouting tile on a fireplace exposing him to a fall hazard of approximately fourteen (14) feet or more to the concrete floor below.  Note: The scaffold was not a large area scaffold in that it did not cover the entire floor area of the room they were working in.

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Abate by

Nov 22, 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) On or about June 15, 2022, an employee tiling a fireplace within a two-story house being built while standing on the top of scaffolding built two tiers tall was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet to the concrete floor below in that no personal fall protection was provided or used, and the scaffolding did not have any end rails installed on it.  (b) On or about June 16, 2022, an employee grouting a fireplace within a two-story house being built while standing on the top of scaffolding built two tiers tall was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet to the concrete floor below in that no personal fall protection was provided or used, and the scaffolding did not have any end rails installed on it.

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Abate by

Nov 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,481 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.  Two employee(s) using mobile scaffolding were not trained by a competent person to recognize the hazards associated with it, exposing the employee(s) to a fall hazard of up to approximately fourteen (14) feet to the concrete floor below in that: (a)	On or about June 15, 2022, one employee used mobile scaffolding to install tile to a fireplace and the scaffolding was found to have multiple hazards. (b)	(b)On or about June 16, 2022, one employee used mobile scaffolding to grout the tile that was installed onto a fireplace and the scaffolding was found to have multiple hazards.