OSHA Inspection: BERSAIN ROBLERO

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $5304.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:      a)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure housekeeping was conducted to remove scaffold parts, concrete blocks and bricks located in and around the base of the scaffolds employees were working from exposing employees to trip and fall hazards.

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $5304.00

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 Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick mason activities from the first buck of a scaffold that was not fully planked  exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 6.3 feet to the ground below.  b)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick mason activities from the second buck of a scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 12.5 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm)  a)   At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick mason activities from the second buck of a scaffold without ensuring the scaffold planking extended at least six inches past its supports exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 12.5 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  a)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide his employees working from the first buck of a scaffold a ladder to gain access to and from the scaffold exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 6.3 feet to the ground below.  b)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide his employees working from the third buck of a scaffold a ladder to gain access to and from the scaffold exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 19.7 feet to the ground below.  c)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide his employees working from the second buck of a scaffold a ladder to gain access to and from the scaffold exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 12.5 feet to the ground below

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 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 Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick mason activities from the third buck of a scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 19.7 feet to the ground below.  b)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform brick mason activities from the second buck of a scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 12.5 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  a)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure guardrails were installed on the open end of the third buck of the scaffold exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 19.7 feet to the ground below.  b)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure guardrails were installed on the open end of the second buck of the scaffold exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 12.5 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects:    a)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure the working platform of the scaffold had toe boards installed exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2019-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $3031.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees exposed to struck-by and crush-by hazards:  a)  At Elberta High School, Elberta, Alabama:  On or about February 28, 2019 and at times prior; the employer failed to require employees operating a powered industrial truck (Lull) on site to wear a seat belt during operations exposing his employees to struck-by and crush-by hazards.