OSHA Inspection: CIVIC CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports:  On or about March 30, 2023, during a building restoration project on a commercial building located at 4570 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, the employer did not ensure that each platform on the working levels of the supported scaffold was fully planked, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of 11 feet.

Issued

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(iii):Unstable objects were used as working platforms:   On or about March 30, 2023, during a building restoration project on a commercial building located at 4570 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, The employer did not ensure that the metal scaffold platform was stable and secure to the scaffolding, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(ii):Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units.  On or about March 30, 2023, during a building restoration project on a commercial building located at 4570 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, The employer did not ensure that stable objects were used to support the scaffold, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

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.  On or about March 30, 2023, during a building restoration project on a commercial building located at 4570 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, the employer did not ensure an employee working from a supported scaffold was protected from a fall of approximately 11 feet by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system.

Issued

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about March 30, 2023, during a building restoration project on a commercial building located at 4570 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, The employer did not ensure that an adequate guardrail system was installed along the open sides and ends of the working platform on the supported scaffolding before the use of an employee, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

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:  On or about March 30, 2023, during a building restoration project on a commercial building located at 4570 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, The employer did not ensure that the supported scaffolding was inspected prior to use, exposing employees to fall hazards due to deficiencies in the construction and installation of the scaffold.

Issued

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about March 30, 2023, during a building restoration project on a commercial building located at 4570 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, the employer did not ensure an employee working from a supported scaffold was trained by a competent person, exposing the employee to fall hazards due to deficiencies in the construction and installation of the scaffold.