Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260451 F14 General requirements.
Inspection Nr: 961574.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 10/05/2014 2
Initial Penalty: $6,300.00
Current Penalty: $4,410.00
Issuance Date: 08/25/2014
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418800
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/18/2014
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/18/2014 | $4,410.00 | 10/05/2014 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/25/2014 | $6,300.00 | 09/05/2014 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14): Makeshift devices, such as boxes and barrels were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees: 1) On or about February 26, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working on a box of approximate 1 foot in height by 1 foot wide which was placed on the second level of a mobile scaffold platform of approximate 8 feet in length by 6 feet in width. 2) On or about February 26, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while standing on pieces of wood that were placed through the tubular structure of a two level high mobile scaffold and were located approximately 2 feet below the upper guardrail. The temporary working platform at the second level of the scaffold where the wood was located measured approximately 8 feet in length by 6 feet in width.