Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19150077 C Working surfaces.
Inspection Nr: 1226054.015
Citation: 01001B
Citation Type: Other
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $2,500.00
Issuance Date: 09/06/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 10/04/2017
Gravity:
Report ID: 0521100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 10/02/2017
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 10/02/2017 | $2,500.00 | 10/04/2017 | Other | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/06/2017 | $0.00 | 10/04/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:
29 CFR 1915.77(c): When employees are working aloft, or elsewhere at elevations more than 5 feet above a solid surface, either scaffolds or a sloping ladder, meeting the requirements of this subpart, shall be used to afford safe footing, or the employees shall be protected by safety belts and lifelines meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1915.159 and 1915.160. Employees visually restricted by blasting hoods, welding helmets, and burning goggles shall work from scaffolds, not from ladders, except for the initial and final welding or burning operation to start or complete a job, such as the erection and dismantling of hung scaffolding, or other similar, nonrepetitive jobs of brief duration: a) On or about April 18, 2017, a welder was working on an unsecured folded A-Frame ladder leaned against a wall while performing overhead welding above the Heli Control Station door on LCS 17.