OSHA Inspection: JERSON BLADIMIR CASTILLO

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:   a) Lots 19 and 20, Rear Side of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with a 24-foot long stage platform, and both ends of the platform extended more than 18 inches past its supports and was not restrained to prevent tipping or equipped with guardrails to block employee access to the cantilevered ends, on or about October 12, 2022.  b) Lots 19 and 20, Left Side of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with a 32-foot long stage platform, and one end of the platform extended more than 18 inches past its support and was not restrained to prevent tipping or equipped with guardrails to block employee access to the cantilevered end, on or about October 12, 2022.  c) Lots 19 and 20, Front of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with a 20-foot long stage platform, and one end of the platform extended more than 18 inches past its support and was not restrained to prevent tipping or equipped with guardrails to block employee access to the cantilevered end, on or about October 12, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2023-01-27 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,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:   a) Lots 19 and 20, Rear Side of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with three (3) vertical poles and the poles did not bear on mudsills, on or about October 12, 2022.  b) Lots 19 and 20, Front of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with two (2) vertical poles and the poles did not bear on mudsills, on or about October 12, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(iii): Unstable objects were used as working platforms:  a) Lots 19 and 20, Left Side of House - The employer does not ensure that unstable objects are not used as a working platform. An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with a portable metal extension ladder bridged to the end of the 24-foot long stage platform extending its length, on or about October 12, 2022.  b) Lots 19 and 20, Left Side of House - The employer does not ensure that unstable objects are not used as a working platform. An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with loose wooden boards abutted next to the 32-foot long stage platform extending its width, on or about October 12, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a) Lots 19 and 20, Rear Side of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with three (3) vertical poles and the poles were not plumb, on or about October 12, 2022.  b) Lots 19 and 20, Side of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with two (2) vertical poles and the poles were not plumb, on or about October 12, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Lots 19 and 20, Rear Side of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with three (3) vertical poles and the poles were not equipped with bracing or equivalent at the bottom, on or about October 12, 2022.  b) Lots 19 and 20, Left Side of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with two (2) vertical poles and the poles were not equipped with bracing or equivalent at the bottom, on or about October 12, 2022.  c) Lots 19 and 20, Front of House - An employee installed siding from a pump jack scaffold erected with two (2) vertical poles and the poles were not equipped with bracing or equivalent at the bottom, on or about October 12, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along open sides and ends of platforms:  a) Lots 19 and 20, Rear Side of House - An employee was exposed to fall hazards up to 25 feet - 5 inches high while installing siding from a pump jack scaffold that was not equipped with guardrails installed along the open side and both ends of the platform, on or about October 12, 2022.  b) Lots 19 and 20, Left Side of House - An employee was exposed to fall hazards up to 24 feet high while installing siding from a pump jack scaffold that was not equipped with guardrails installed along the open side and one end of the platform, on or about October 12, 2022.  c) Lots 19 and 20, Front of House - An employee was exposed to fall hazards up to 13 feet - 10 inches high while installing siding from a pump jack scaffold that was not equipped with guardrails installed along the open side and both ends of the platform, on or about October 12, 2022.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Job Site - Employees worked from three (3) separate pump jack scaffolds while installing siding on a residential home, and an evaluation by a competent person was not performed prior to the start of work, on or about October 12, 2022.   No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Job Site - The employer did not ensure that each employee who worked from a pump jack scaffold systems was adequately trained by a competent person to recognize hazards, on or about October 12, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    a) Job Site - The employer did not ensure that each employee involved in erecting and moving pump jack scaffold systems was adequately trained by a competent person to recognize hazards, on or about October 12, 2022.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2023-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1016.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):  a) Lots 19 and 20, Front of House - Employees climbed and worked from a 40 ft. Werner portable metal ladder where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was greater than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder, on or about October 12, 2022.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.