OSHA Inspection: SIMCO INTERIORS, INC.

Issued

2018-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9959.00 · Current $4980.00 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)    On or about September 4, 2018:    At the jobsite located at 332 Quillian St., Cleveland, GA, employees utilizing a scaffold system to perform rasping tasks were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet when the employer failed to ensure that each working level was fully decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.

Issued

2018-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9959.00 · Current $4980.00 Reduced

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 September 4, 2018:    At the worksite located at 332 Quillian St., Cleveland, Georgia employees accessing a scaffold system to perfrom rasping activities on a new commercial structure were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet when the employer failed to ensure that the scaffold system that was in use had a means for safe access.