OSHA Inspection: SPECIALTY REMODELING CORP.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included but were not limited to employees protected when exposed to scaffold fall hazards.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included, but were not limited to, the hazards associated with scaffolding activities.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $0.00 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.  a. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting exterior trim activities from a tubular welded frame scaffold were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding.  The employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

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 as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  a. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to falls while performing exterior trim activities from a tubular welded frame scaffold, eighteen (18) feet three (3) inches above the ground, that did not have the working level fully planked.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing exterior trim activities from a tubular welded frame scaffold, eighteen (18) feet three (3) inches above the ground, were exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing exterior trim activities from a tubular welded frame scaffold, eighteen (18) feet three (3) inches above the ground, that was not provided with base plates, thereby exposing employees to falls.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be 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. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the tubular welded frame scaffold used for exterior trim activities was not inspected by a competent person before each work shift, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails should extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder should be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a. On or about June 2, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the tubular welded frame scaffold did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.