Inspection Type |
Planned
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2019-12-03
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Emphasis |
L: FALL, L: PIV, P: FALL
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Case Closed |
2024-12-19
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100178 L01 I |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-06-04 |
Current Penalty |
1446.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2892.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). a. On or about December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee operating the Dieci 190 telehandler was not trained in operations of powered industrial vehicles. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260020 B01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-06-04 |
Current Penalty |
1446.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2892.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part. a. On or about December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to residential construction. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-06-04 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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. On or about December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding. The employee was thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls. |
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Citation ID |
01003 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Current Penalty |
2024.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4048.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary. a. On or about December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to falls while performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty-three (23) feet above the ground, that did not have the working level fully planked. |
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Citation ID |
01004A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 C01 II |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-24 |
Current Penalty |
2024.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4048.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less therafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide. a. On or about December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty-three (23) feet above the ground, that was not provided bracing to prevent tip-over, thereby exposing the employee to falls. |
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Citation ID |
01004B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-24 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
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, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. a. On or about December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting masonry operations from a tubular welded framed scaffold, twenty-three (23) feet above the ground, was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to falls. |
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Citation ID |
01004C |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-24 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
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:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. a. On December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the tubular welded from scaffold used for masonry operations was not erected or moved by a competent person, thereby exposing the employee to hazards associated with falls greater than three (3) stories. |
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Citation ID |
01005 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 G04 I |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-18 |
Current Penalty |
2024.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4048.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-09 |
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 December 3, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting masonry operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold, twenty-three (23') feet above the ground, was exposed to fall hazards due to the lack of a complete guardrail system. |
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