Inspection Type |
Planned
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Scope |
Complete
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2016-07-14
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Emphasis |
L: FALL, N: CTARGET, P: CTARGET
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Case Closed |
2017-09-26
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260100 A |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Current Penalty |
1071.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1785.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
7 |
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. At the jobsite, hard hats were not worn while employees were working from and around a two tiered scaffold. The employees were applying plaster to the exterior walls and they had buckets, hand tools, and equipment on the scaffolding, exposing employees to struck-by hazards, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-10 |
Current Penalty |
2520.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4200.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
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. At the jobsite, scaffolding used while doing plastering work was not fully planked, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B02 |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-10 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide: a. At the jobsite, scaffolding planking used as a walkway and platform while doing plastering work was 9.5 inches wide, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01002C |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B04 |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-10 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm): a. At the jobsite, scaffolding planking extended less than 3 inches from the support beam, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01002D |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B05 II |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-10 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end: a. At the jobsite, the ends of scaffold planks extended 47-50 inches past the support beam and were not secured in place, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01002E |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 C02 |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
Gravity |
5 |
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. At the jobsite, the scaffolding being used while doing plastering work did not have mud sills or based plates, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01003A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-10 |
Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
Gravity |
5 |
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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access: a. At the jobsite, the cross braces on the tubular welded scaffolding were used to access different levels of the scaffolding, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01003B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 F03 |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-10 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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. At the jobsite, employees were allowed to work from tubular welded scaffolding that was not inspected for damage by a competent person, exposing the employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01004 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-10 |
Current Penalty |
2520.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4200.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level: a. At the jobsite, fall protection was not provided to employees applying plaster while working from scaffolding, exposing employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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Citation ID |
01005 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260454 B |
Issuance Date |
2016-07-29 |
Abatement Due Date |
2016-10-19 |
Current Penalty |
2520.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4200.0 |
Final Order |
2016-09-02 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
8 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question: a. At the jobsite, employees were allowed to erect, move, and work on scaffolding and without being trained on how to recognize and handle the hazards of erecting, moving, and working with scaffolding, exposing the employees to a 14 foot fall hazard, on or about 7/14/2016. |
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