| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2013-02-25
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2013-11-27
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
892910 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-14 |
| Current Penalty |
800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-05-31 |
| 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) On or about February 25, 2013 and at times prior thereto at the worksite; employees were performing EFIS work on a tubular scaffold that had 1-2 missing planks throughout each section. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G04 IV |
| Issuance Date |
2013-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-14 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv): Midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface: On or about February 25, 2013 and at times prior thereto at the work site; employees were working from a scaffold that did not have midrails installed. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260452 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-14 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.452(b)(2): Transverse bracing forming an "X" across the width of the scaffold was not installed at the scaffold ends and at least at every third set of posts horizontally (measured from only one end) and every fourth runner vertically. Bracing did not extend diagonally from the inner or outer posts or runners upward to the next outer or inner posts or runners: On or about February 25, 2013 and at times prior thereto at the work site; employees were working from a scaffold that was missing cross bracing on the entire inside of the scaffolding. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-14 |
| Current Penalty |
800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-05-31 |
| 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: a) On or about February 25, 2013 and at time prior thereto, at the worksite; employees were climbing crossbracing as a means of access to and from the scaffold platforms on the second level. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F03 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-14 |
| Current Penalty |
800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-05-31 |
| 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) On or about February 25, 2013 and at times prior thereto, at the jobsite; the scaffold system was not inspected by someone who would be considered a competent person. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 B |
| Issuance Date |
2013-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-14 |
| Current Penalty |
600.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| 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) On or about February 25, 2013 and at times prior thereto at the jobsite; employees involved in operating, maintaining, and inspecting the scaffold were not trained by a competent person. |
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