OSHA Inspection: PRECISION CASEY CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a)  Employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:    a) Employees were exposed being struck by falling objects where there was no toeboard erected on the scaffold platform.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(3): Each suspension rope, including connecting hardware, used on non-adjustable suspension scaffolds was not capable of supporting, without failure, at least 6 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to that rope:    a) Employees were exposed to fall hazards when the suspension rope and connecting hardware used to support the scaffold platform were not capable of meeting the minimum load requirements.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(p)(2): The platform was not securely fastened to hangers (stirrups) by U-bolts or by other means which satisfy the requirements of 1926.451(a).    a) The employer bridged platforms together on a two-point suspension scaffold without the use of U-bolts or other adequate means to secure the platforms to the stirrup.  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 26 feet to the lower level.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1):  Supported scaffold(s) with a height to base width (including outrigger supports) ratio greater than four to one (4:1) was not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means:    a)  Employees working from a supported scaffold were exposed to injury from scaffold collapse from a height of approximately 26 feet.  The scaffold was not provided with a means to restrain tipping.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) The scaffolding that employees were working from did not bear on base plates.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(ix): Tiebacks were not secured to a structurally sound anchorage on the building or structure:    a) Employees were exposed to fall hazards when the tieback for the outrigger supporting the suspension scaffold was connected to a vent stack.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)  Employees working from tubular welded frame scaffolding were not provided with proper access to a work platform being used at an elevation of approximately 26 feet above the ground.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:    a)  Employees working from a single-point adjustable suspension scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 26 feet to the ground.  No guardrail or personal fall arrest systems were provided.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i):  Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, covers or guardrail systems erected around such holes:    a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet to the lower level while performing roofing work around unguarded skylights.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).