OSHA Inspection: MICHAEL PAINTING LLC

Issued

2025-05-01 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) On or about January 31, 2025, at the job site, Lot 2 Block D: employees were exposed to an approximate 7-foot (first tier) fall hazard while preparing a house for painting in a scaffolding, in that, the scaffold support poles were not resting on a mud sill, base plate or other adequate foundation.  b) On or about January 31, 2025, at the job site, Lot 2 Block D:  employees were exposed to an approximate 14-foot (second tier) fall hazard while preparing a house for painting in a scaffolding, in that, the scaffold support poles were not resting on a mud sill, base plate or other adequate foundation.

Issued

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Cross braces were used as a means of access.  a) On or about January 31, 2025, Lot 2 Block D:  employees were exposed to an approximate 7 foot fall (first tier) hazard while working on a scaffold to conduct painting operations, in that, safe access was not provided.   b) On or about January 31, 2025, Lot 2 Block D:  employees were exposed to an approximate 14 foot fall (second tier) hazard while working on a scaffold to conduct painting operations, in that, safe access was not provided.

Issued

2025-05-01 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) On or about January 31, 2025, at the job site, Lot 2 Block D:  employees were to an approximate 7-foot fall hazard (first tier) while working on a scaffold to conduct painting operations, in that, scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift.  b) On or about January 31, 2025, at the job site, Lot 2 Block D:  employees were to an approximate 14-foot fall hazard (second tier) while working on a scaffold to conduct painting operations, in that, scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift.

Issued

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4469.00 · Current $4469.00

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:  a) On or about January 31, 2025, Lot 2 Block D:  employees were exposed to an approximate 14-foot (second tier) fall hazard while working on a scaffold to conduct painting operations, in that, fall protection was not used.

Issued

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no.   a) On or about January 31, 2025, at the job site: employees were exposed to an approximate 7-foot (first tier) fall hazard while preparing a house for painting while on a scaffold, in that, the platform was not fully planked.  b) On or about January 31, 2025, at the job site: employees were exposed to an approximate 14-foot (second tier) fall hazard while working preparing a house for painting while on a scaffold, in that, the platform was not fully planked.

Issued

2025-05-01 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) On or about January 31, 2025, Lot 2 Block D: employees were exposed to an approximate 7 foot (first tier) fall hazard while working on a scaffold to conduct painting operations, in that, scaffold training was not provided.   b) On or about January 31, 2025, Lot 2 Block D: employees were exposed to an approximate 14 foot (second tier) fall hazard while working on a scaffold to conduct painting operations, in that, scaffold training was not provided.

Issued

2025-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3192.00 · Current $3192.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a) On or about January 31, 2025,  Lot 2 Block D: employees were exposed to an approximate 10 foot fall hazards while preparing a house for painting on a 5:12 pitched roof, in that, fall protection was not used.