OSHA Inspection: BENTLEY SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $1996.00 Reduced

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).    a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2018, the second level of a fabricated frame scaffold was not fully planked or decked, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.5 feet.

Issued

2018-05-31 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, or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2018, the end frame legs on a fabricated frame scaffold were not supported on mud sills or other adequate firm foundation, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.5 feet.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-26 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 by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2018, a fabricated frame scaffold was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.5 feet.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) - (vii) of this section.    a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2018, employees worked from the second level of a fabricated frame scaffold without the use of a fall protection system, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.5 feet.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $1996.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards as outlined in (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section.    a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2018, the employer did not have employees who worked from a fabricated frame scaffold trained by a qualified person in the subject matter to recognize hazards associated with scaffolds and the procedures to control or minimize those hazards, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.5 feet.

Issued

2018-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-26 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 who was 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 as outlined in (b)(1) through (b)(4) of this section.  a). At the worksite - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2018, the employer did not have each employee involved in the erection of a fabricated frame scaffold trained by a competent person, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10.5 feet.