OSHA Inspection: BIS MASONRY

Issued

2023-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection:  a) Jobsite at 2026 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure scaffolds were erected under the supervision of a person qualified in scaffold erection, thereby exposing employees to struck-by and fall hazards.

Issued

2023-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames and uprights were not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) Jobsite at 2026 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames and uprights were bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Employees performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold were not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system:  a) Jobsite at 2026 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold were protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-02-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2813.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects:  On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falling tools, debris and other objects. Employees were required to work under a scaffold without protection from falling objects, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.