Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide: On or about February 18, 2014, employees performing cornice installation on a residential home were working from single pole job built scaffold systems that did not have a platform at least 18 inches wide and were exposed to fall hazards: a) at the front north west corner of the home, an employee was exposed to falling approximately 14 feet to the ground below; and b) on the rear north west area of the home, an employee was exposed to falling approximately 21 feet to the ground below. The Mr. Jose Adan Alvarado was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 316043645, citation number 1 item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 01/03/2012 with a final abatement date of 01/03/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 3521 Saratoga Downs, Fort Worth, Texas 76244.