| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2021-04-19
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1525069 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| 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 (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level: location: front of building on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees, engaged in EFIS work from a tubular welded frame scaffold, were not provided with adequate fall protection. The employees were exposed to a fall of 13'3". NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: location: edge of roof on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees were engaged in EFIS work at the edge of the roof. The employees, who were not provided with fall protection, were exposed to a fall of between 17'and 20'. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows: location: front of building on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold. The working level of the scaffold was not fully decked. Employees were also standing on the crossbraces while working. location: front of building on or about: 4/12/21 b) Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold. The employees were standing on the crossbraces while working. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| 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: location: front of building on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold. The employees were not provided with access. The employees were climbing the walk through frames and crossbraces. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E09 IV |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(iv): Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffolds were used as a means of access or egress by employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds: location: front of building on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees were erecting a tubular welded frame scaffold. The employees were climbing the crossbraces for access. A built in ladder was observed on scaffolding in the front of the building but that section of scaffolding was not connected to the sections that the employees were erecting. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-05-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Nr Instances |
5 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall 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: location: entire site on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold. The employees were not provided with scaffold safety training. NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 B |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-05-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Nr Instances |
5 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| 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: location: entire site on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold. The employees were not provided with scaffold safety training. NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01004C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2021-05-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: location: entire site on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees, engaged in EFIS work, were not provided with fall protection safety training. The employees were exposed to a fall of between 17'- 20'. NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F03 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Nr Instances |
6 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| 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: location: entire site on or about: 4/12/21 a) Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold without having the scaffold inspected by a competent person. NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-04-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Nr Instances |
6 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| 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: location: entire site on or about: 4/12/21 a) A competent person did not supervise or direct the erection of the 13'3" high tubular welded frame scaffold. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19. |
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