OSHA Inspection: BETTER MAINTENANCE SHEET METAL CORP.

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1968.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.     (a) Location: 8 Opportunity Way, Newburyport MA, 01950     On or about 6/5/2014, an employee was not protected from falling while working from a scaffold that was greater than 10 feet above a lower level.

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.   (a) Location: 8 Opportunity Way, Newburyport MA, 01950   On or about 6/5/2014, an employee was not protected from falling while working from a scaffold platform that was not fully planked.

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:   (a) Location: 8 Opportunity Way, Newburyport, MA 01950   On or about 6/5/2014, an employee was exposed to fall hazards from working on the top level of a scaffold system, where the cross bracing was not attached to the scaffold main frame to prevent swaying and displacement.

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.     (a) Location: 8 Opportunity Way, Newburyport MA, 01950   On or about 6/5/2014, proper access to scaffolds was not provided.

Issued

2014-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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) Location: 8 Opportunity Way, Newburyport MA, 01950   On or about 6/5/2014, an employee was exposed to fall hazards from working on a two tier scaffold system that was missing cross bracing locking mechanisms.