OSHA Inspection: EAR CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it.   a) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the ladder-jack scaffold components were capable of supporting the weight transmitted to it.

Issued

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement.  a) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, the employer permitted employees to work on a ladder jack scaffold that was not erected on level ground, to prevent it from displacement.

Issued

2025-11-18 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.   a) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, proper access within 2 feet of a ladder-jack scaffold platform was not provided.

Issued

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, a ladder jack scaffold was not erected under the direction of a competent person, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17 feet in height when working from scaffolding without any means of fall protection.

Issued

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4256.00 · Current $4256.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladder(s) were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and/or after an occurrence that could have affected their safe use.  a) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, the employer did not ensure the extension ladders were inspected prior to use.

Issued

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  a) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, the employer allowed employees to use a damaged ladder with a broken foot, dented rungs and siderails to support a ladder-jack-scaffold system.

Issued

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $398.00 · Current $398.00

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) Jobsite: On or about June 21, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained to recognize the hazards associated with working on scaffolds.