OSHA Inspection: PRATA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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:    Jobsite: The components of the pump jack scaffold from that the employees were working at a height approximately 12 feet above the ground were not inspected daily for visible defects by a competent person.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Jobsite:  The pump jack scaffold from that the employees were working at a height approximately 12 feet above the ground was not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Jobsite:  The employees who were working from the pump jack scaffold at a height approximately 12 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    Jobsite:  The poles of the pump jack scaffold from that the employees were working were not secured to the structure at the bottom and/or other points as needed.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    Jobsite: The pump jack scaffold support poles did not bear on base plates, sill plates or other adequate firm foundation.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $860.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.    Jobsite:  The employees who were working from pump jack scaffold without fall protection were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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.  Jobsite: The employees who were involved in erecting, disassembling, maintaining and inspecting the pump jack scaffold were not trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.