| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2013-10-24
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| Emphasis |
P: FALL, L: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2018-09-12
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260100 A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-03 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a. On or about October 23, 2013, the employee applying stucco on the first level of the scaffold system was underneath an employee on the next level of the scaffold system. The employees were not wearing hard hats, exposing themselves to head injuries. Abatement Certification and Documentation are not required |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 H02 II |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below: a. On or about October 23, 2013, toeboards were not erected along the edge of platforms, exposing the employee working below to head injuries. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-03 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: a. On or about October 21, 2013, the employee mixing cement did not have on safety glasses, exposing himself to possible eye injuries. Abatement Certification and Documentation are not required |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-03 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 October 21, 2013, front and left side of the home, an employee apply stucco on the second level of the scaffold system that was not fully planked. The platform had two planks with an 8-inch gap, exposing the employee to a 13 feet fall hazard. b. On or about October 21, 2013, front and left side of the home, an employee applying stucco from the first level of the scaffold system that was not fully planked. The platform only had one plank, exposing the employee to a 7 feet 3-inch fall hazard. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 C02 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-03 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: a. On or about October 23, 2013, the two buck high scaffold system erected in the sand on the left side and front of the home, did not have any base plates or mudsills. |
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| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-03 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used: a. On or about October 21, 2013, left side of the home, an employee accessed the second level of the scaffold system and applied stucco material by using the end rails of the scaffold. The scaffold system was not equipped with a ladder, exposing the employee to an 13 feet fall hazard. b. On or about October 21, 2013, the left side of the home, an employee access the first level of the scaffold system and applied stucco material by using the end rails of the scaffold. The scaffold system was not equipped with a ladder, exposing the employee to a 7 feet 3 inch fall hazard. |
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| Citation ID |
01006 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-27 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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: a. On or about October 23, 2013, employees applying stucco on the front and left sides of the home were working on a scaffold system that was not erected under the supervison of a competent person. |
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| Citation ID |
01007 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G04 I |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-03 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews: a. On or about October 23, 2013, left side of the home, an employee applying stucco material on the second level of the scaffold system was exposed to a fall hazard of 13 feet because the ends of the platform were not enclosed by a guardrail system. |
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| Citation ID |
02001A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a. On or about October 23, 2013, a written hazard communication program was not developed, implemented and maintained for employees who worked with hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Titan stucco cement (irritant). |
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| Citation ID |
02001B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 G01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use: a. On or about October 23, 2013, the employer did not have a material safety data sheet for the Titan stucco cement being mixed and applied to the exterior of the home. |
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| Citation ID |
02001C |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-11-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-19 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-01-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a. On or about October 23, 2013, the employer did not provide training for employees working with but not limited to Titan stucco cement. Employees were mixing cement and applying cement to the exterior of the home. |
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