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Standard Cited: 19260451 B01 General requirements.
Inspection Nr: 1100744.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Corrected During Inspection
Initial Penalty: $6,300.00
Current Penalty: $3,500.00
Issuance Date: 03/30/2016
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Abatement Date:
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0111500
Contest Date: 04/25/2016
Final Order: 11/04/2016
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/04/2016 | $3,500.00 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/04/2016 | $0.00 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | C: Contested | 04/25/2016 | $0.00 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | C: Contested | 04/25/2016 | $6,300.00 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/30/2016 | $0.00 | Serious | ||
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/30/2016 | $6,300.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
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). Location: West Chimney, Yale University Power Plant, 120 Tower Parkway, New Haven, CT 06511 Instance "A": The approximately 7 foot 5 inch diameter platform inside the chimney at the breech are of the chimney was equipped with one 1 1/2 inch thick, 9 5/8 inch wide and 7 foot 1/2 inch long wood scaffold plank and one 1 3/4 inch thick, 9 1/2 inch wide, and 7 foot long wood scaffold plank and therefore was not fully planked. 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping or have guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end. Location: West Chimney, Yale University Power Plant, 120 Tower Parkway, New Haven, CT 06511 Instance "B": The two wood scaffold planks measuring 1 1/2 inches thick, 9 5/8 inches wide and 7 feet 1/4 inch long and 1 3/4 inches thick, 9 1/2 inches wide and 7 feet long were not installed in order to allow the cantilevered portion of the planks to sufficiently support employees and/or materials without tipping.