OSHA Inspection: ROBERTO LOPEZ

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

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:  On or about March 27, 2014, at 1379 Mill Pointe, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  An employee performing stone masonry work was exposed to struck-by hazards from falling stone, wire mesh, and tools from the employee working above him from a tubular welded frame scaffold when he did not use head protection.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

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):  On or about March 27, 2014, at 1379 Mill Pointe, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  Two employees performing stone masonry work were exposed to fall hazards ranging from approximately 7.2-feet to 20.5-feet when they worked from the first, second, and third buck work platforms that were not fully planked.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(i): Guys, ties, and braces shall be installed at locations where horizontal members support both inner and outer legs.  On or about March 27, 2014, at 1379 Mill Pointe, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  Two employees performing stone masonry work were exposed to fall hazards ranging from approximately 7.2-feet to 20.5-feet while working from a tubular welded frame scaffold when the employer did not attach the scaffold to the house.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   On or about March 27, 2014, at 1379 Mill Pointe, Lawrenceville, Georgia:   Two employees performing stone masonry work were exposed to fall hazards ranging from approximately 7.2-feet to 20.5-feet while climbing a tubular welded scaffold frame when the employer did not install ladders.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.  On or about March 27, 2014, at 1397 Mill Pointe, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  An employee performing stone masonry work was exposed to struck-by hazards from falling stone, wire mesh, and tools of the employee working above him from a tubular welded frame scaffold when the employer did not install toe boards.

Issued

2014-05-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $22000.00 · Current $22000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  On or about March 27, 2014, at 1379 Mill Pointe, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  Two employees performing stone work were exposed to fall hazards ranging from approximately 13.4-feet to 20.5-feet while working from the work platforms of a tubular welded frame scaffold that did not have guard and end rails installed.