OSHA Inspection: LOREDO'S MASONRY

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

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):   At a worksite at 111 S Clay St, Marshfield, MO 65706:   Employees were exposed to fall hazards. This was last demonstrated on or about July 11, 2023, when employees were permitted to work from a fabricated tubular scaffold that was not fully planked or decked. Employees were tuckpointing on a commercial building and were only standing on one or two wooden planks. The employer failed to protect employees by not ensuring that the employees had a working platform on all working levels fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

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:  At a worksite at 111 S Clay St, Marshfield, MO 65706:   Employees were exposed to fall hazards. This was last demonstrated on or about July 11, 2023, when employees were permitted to work from a tubular scaffold that was not inspected for defects. Employees were tuckpointing on a commercial building and were working from the scaffold that was missing connectors on the poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights; bracing, planking and decking. The employer failed to protect employees by not ensuring that a competent person was inspecting the scaffold before each shift.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.  At a worksite at 111 S Clay St, Marshfield, MO 65706:   Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards. This was last demonstrated on or about July 11, 2023, when employees were permitted to work from a tubular scaffold that was closer than the minimum distance to live overhead insulated wiring of 120 - 240 volts. Employees were tuckpointing on a commercial building and were working from the scaffold that was within one to two feet from an overhead power line. The employer failed to protect employees by not ensuring that incidental contact with the live power lines could be made with the scaffold or employees with a minimum distance of three feet.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

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:  At a worksite at 111 S Clay St, Marshfield, MO 65706:   Employees were exposed to fall hazards. This was last demonstrated on or about July 11, 2023, when employees were permitted to work from a tubular scaffold that was not completely erected to prevent falls. Employees were tuckpointing on a commercial building and were working from the scaffold that exposed employees to a fall distance of 14 to 18 feet to the ground below. The employer failed to protect employees by not ensuring that employees were protected from falling by use of guardrails, or other fall protection measures.

Issued

2023-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(c)(3): Frames and panels were not joined together vertically by coupling or stacking pins or equivalent means:   At a worksite at 111 S Clay St, Marshfield, MO 65706:   Employees were exposed to fall hazards. This was last demonstrated on or about July 11, 2023, when employees were permitted to work from a tubular scaffold that was not plumbed and braced to prevent swaying or displacement. Employees were tuckpointing on a commercial building and were working from the scaffold that was missing connectors on the legs, and uprights. The employer failed to protect employees by not ensuring that the employees had a working scaffold that was secured with vertically with connector pins.