OSHA Inspection: CHESTER COUNTY STUCCO LLC

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffold 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:  a) Jobsite at 1186 Downingtown Pike, Downingtown, PA- On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure the scaffold was inspected by a competent person before each work shift.  The employees were required to utilize the scaffold that had not been inspected by a competent person, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Jobsite at 1186 Downingtown Pike, Downingtown, PA- On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure that each working level of a scaffold was fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports. Employees conducting masonry activities were utilizing a scaffold platform that was not fully planked, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards or approximately 11 feet.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-18 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 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  a) Jobsite at 1186 Downingtown Pike, Downingtown, PA- On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure employees were provided safe means to access and egress the scaffold. Employees utilized the scaffold supports to access the second level of the scaffold platform, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along open sides and ends of platforms:  a) Jobsite at 1186 Downingtown Pike, Downingtown, PA- On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure that guardrail systems were installed along open sides and ends of platforms. The employee was utilizing a scaffold platform that did not have guardrail systems along the open sides and ends of the working platform, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2846.00 · Current $2846.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level where leading edges are under construction, but who was not engaged in the leading-edge work, was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  a) Jobsite at 1186 Downingtown Pike, Downingtown, PA- On or about April 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee engaged in stucco activities on a low-slope roof was protected by the use of fall protection, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately 7.6 feet.