OSHA Inspection: EDUMA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3263.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(6):Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory Appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section.  On or about October 04, 2022, at the previously addressed job site, an employee was observed working from a JLG Skytrak  telehandler, with a scaffold platform raised in the air on the forklifts tines of the JLG Skytrak and was used to lift an employee above 15 feet into the air to perform window installation operations creating exposure to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3263.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level.   On or about October 4, 2022, at the previously addressed job site, an employee was observed working from a JLG Skytrak  telehandler with work scaffold suspended from the fork tines raised to a height of over 15 feet in the air was exposed to fall hazards as the employee was not wearing any fall protection and no railings were present on the scaffold to prevent a potential fall.

Issued

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $2331.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that 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 protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) On or about October 04,2022, employees installing sliding glass windows on the second story of a three-story apartment building more than 15 feet above a lower level, were working from a patio without any fall protection.