Inspection Type |
Planned
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2015-04-09
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Emphasis |
P: FALL, L: FALL
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Case Closed |
2017-11-03
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-28 |
Current Penalty |
1700.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1700.0 |
Final Order |
2015-06-23 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Gravity |
5 |
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. Along the exterior wall, the single tier fabricated frame scaffolding was not fully planked, exposing employees to a 5 foot fall hazard, on or about 04/09/2015. |
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Citation ID |
01002 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 C03 |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-28 |
Current Penalty |
1700.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1700.0 |
Final Order |
2015-06-23 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement: a. Along the exterior wall, single tier fabricated frame scaffolding was not braced, exposing employees to a 5 foot fall hazard, on or about 04/09/2015. |
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Citation ID |
01003 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 E06 VI |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-28 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-05-15 |
Current Penalty |
2000.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
Final Order |
2015-06-23 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(vi): Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames shall have a maximum spacing between rungs of 16 3/4 inches (43 cm): a. Along the exterior wall, single tier prefabricated frame scaffolding with rungs spaced 20 inches apart were used by employees as a ladder to gain access to the working level of the scaffolding, exposing the employees to 5 foot fall hazard, on or about 04/09/2015. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100134 D01 III |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-28 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-06-15 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-06-23 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
9 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: a. Near the rear exterior wall, the employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards that come from cutting concrete blocks with a STIHL TS420 concrete saw, exposing employees to silica dust and possible respiratory illnesses, on or about 04/09/2015. |
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Citation ID |
02002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-28 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2015-06-23 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
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. Near the rear of the exterior wall, eye protection was not provided to the operators of a STIHL TS-420 CutQuik concrete saw, exposing employees to the hazard of struck-by, on or about 04/09/2015. b. Near the scaffolding, eye protection was not provided to the employees using hammers to split concrete blocks, exposing employees to the hazard of struck-by, on or about 04/09/2015. |
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Citation ID |
02003 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19260454 B02 |
Issuance Date |
2015-04-28 |
Abatement Due Date |
2015-05-15 |
Current Penalty |
400.0 |
Initial Penalty |
400.0 |
Final Order |
2015-06-23 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question: a. Along the exterior wall, employees erected, disassembled, and worked from scaffolding without being trained on the hazards associated with scaffolding, exposing the employees to a 5 foot fall hazard, on or about 04/09/2015. |
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