Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary. (a) South side, new residential construction located at 3907 Central Garden Road, Smyrna, GA 30080. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 30 feet when makeshift plywood braces were used at the top of the support poles and no bracing was used at the bottom of the support poles which exposed employees to possible collapse of the pump jack scaffold system. Jose G. Cruz Hernandez was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 916044, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/01/2013, with respect to a workplace located at Lot #25; 2669 Kolb Manor Circle, Marietta, GA.