| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2016-05-18
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL, L: RESCON, P: CTARGET, N: CTARGET
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| Case Closed |
2017-01-06
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1155356 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1150639 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1150657 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260300 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-11 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they were not equipped with such guards when in use: a) Building 4: On May 18, 2016 an employee used a hand held grinder to cut masonry stone. A guard was not in place on the grinder to protect the employees hands and fingers. Note) Certification of corrective action IS required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 C01 II |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-11 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and braces were not installed at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and be repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (6.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide: a) Building 2: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performed masonry and stucco work from a four level, self-supported scaffold system. The scaffold ties were installed at an angle to the building from the top of each outer upright pole above the 20 and 26 foot level. Note) Certification and documentation ARE required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 C02 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: a) Building 2 and 4: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performing stucco and masonry activities worked from multi-level scaffold systems without mud sills and/or base plates in place on the bottom of all of the upright scaffold poles. Note) Certification and documentation of corrective action ARE required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G04 IV |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv): When mid-rails were used, they were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface: a) Building 2: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performed masonry activities on a multi-level scaffold system. The horizontal members used as the mid-rails were installed too close the cross braces installed and used as the top rails of the complete guardrail system. Note) Certification of corrective action IS required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): In addition to wearing hardhats 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, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects: a) Building 2: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performed masonry and stucco activities from a four level self-supporting scaffold system. Toe boards were not in place on any level of the scaffold. Note) Certification and documentation of corrective action ARE required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The employer did not have each employee who is involved trained by a competent person to recognize the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question: a) Building 2: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performed masonry and stucco activities from a four level self-supporting scaffold system. The employees did not recognize or acknowledge the hazards of working without a properly spaced guardrail system in place, and take action to minimize or correct the hazard. b) Building 2: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performed masonry and stucco activities from a four level self-supporting scaffold system. The employees did not recognize or acknowledge the hazards of working without toe boards in place, and take action to minimize or correct the hazard. c) Building 2: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performed masonry and stucco activities from a four level self-supporting scaffold system. The employees did not recognize or acknowledge the hazards of working without the proper tie-ins from the scaffold to the building, and take action to minimize or correct the hazard. d) Building 2 and building 4: On May 18, 2016 and at times prior thereto employees performed masonry and stucco activities from a four level and single level self-supporting scaffold systems. The employees did not recognize or acknowledge the hazards of working without mud sills and base plates in place, and take action to minimize or correct the hazard. Note) Certification and documentation of corrective action ARE required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
02001A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19260021 B03 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(3): Employees required to handle or use poisons, caustics, and other harmful substances were not instructed regarding the safe handling and use, and be made aware of the potential hazards, personal hygiene, and personal protective measures required: a) Building 4: On May 18, 2016 an employee performing dry cutting on a piece of masonry stone was not aware of , or did not acknowledge the hazards associated with this activity. Note) Certification of corrective action IS required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
02001B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 D01 III |
| Issuance Date |
2016-08-01 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-08-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace: a) Jobsite: On May 18, 2016 an at times prior thereto the employer had not identified and made an evaluation of the respiratory hazards of dry cutting masonry stone. Note) Certification of corrective action IS required for this item. |
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