OSHA Inspection: AGUSTIN MELENDEZ

Issued

Jul 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,383 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 March 4, 2026, at the jobsite, an employee worked from scaffold platforms that were not fully planked while affixing building paper to a wall.

Issued

Jul 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,412 · Current $1,447 Reduced

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:  a) On or about March 4, 2026, at the job site, an employee used a scaffold frame and crossbraces to access different platform levels while affixing building paper to a wall.

Issued

Jul 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,383 Reduced

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 March 4, 2026, at the job site, an employee affixing building paper to a wall worked from a scaffold that was not inspected by a competent person.

Issued

Jul 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:  a) On or about March 4, 2026, at the job site, an employee affixed building paper to a wall from a scaffold that was erected without interior crossbraces.

Issued

Jul 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,383 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 March 4, 2026, at the job site, an employee affixing building paper to a wall worked from a scaffold platform with unprotected sides greater than 10 feet above the lower level without a fall protection system.