OSHA Inspection: LONGHORN CONTRACTORS

Issued

2015-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory Appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section:     The front of the building under construction, east:  On or about March 04, 2015, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than ten feet to the ground, while installing building wrap from a makeshift scaffold platform that was elevated with a Genie Rough Terrain Forklift (Model: GTH1056, Serial: GTH1012-16257).

Issued

2015-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms that were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:     The front of the building under construction, east:  On or about March 04, 2015, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than ten feet to the ground, while on a makeshift scaffold platform that was elevated with a Genie Rough Terrain Forklift (Model: GTH1056, Serial: GTH1012-16257) that was not designed as a personnel lifting device.

Issued

2015-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  The front of the building under construction, east: On or about March 04, 2015, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than ten feet to the ground, while on a makeshift scaffold platform without guardrails that was elevated with a Genie Rough Terrain Forklift (model:GTH1056, Serial: GTH1012-16257).

Issued

2015-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer did not have employees trained by a qualified person on the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area:  The front of the building under construction, east:  On or about March 04, 2015, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than ten feet to the ground, while installing building wrap from a makeshift scaffold platform that was elevated with a Genie Rough Terrain Forklift without being trained on recognizing hazards in their work area.