Inspection Type |
Referral
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2020-02-13
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Emphasis |
L: FALL
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Case Closed |
2021-09-29
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Related Activity
Type |
Inspection |
Activity Nr |
1463073 |
Safety |
Yes |
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Type |
Inspection |
Activity Nr |
1463058 |
Safety |
Yes |
|
Type |
Referral |
Activity Nr |
1543269 |
Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-20 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-04-15 |
Current Penalty |
1500.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2892.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-14 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level: (a) Arms Construction at 775 West Lake St., Fort Collins, Colorado: On or before February 13, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the top and mid rails on the 40-foot pump jack scaffold extended to the platform end on the right side, as observed looking towards the building. The guardrails were at least 2 to 3 feet short from the end. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 25 feet. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-20 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-04-15 |
Current Penalty |
2000.0 |
Initial Penalty |
4048.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-14 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): The scaffold was erected, moved, dismantled, or altered without the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling, or alteration: (a) Arms Construction at 775 West Lake St., Fort Collins, Colorado: On or before February 13, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the 40-foot pump jack scaffold was erected under supervision and direction of a qualified competent person in that two employees were installing windows on the second level of a building when one employee fell between the scaffold plank and the exterior wall. The pole brace on the right side of the scaffold, as observed looking towards the building, pulled away from the exterior wall of the building. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 25 feet. (b) Arms Construction at 775 West Lake St., Fort Collins, Colorado: On or before February 13, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the 40-foot pump jack scaffold was erected under supervision and direction of a qualified competent person in that the top and mid rails did not extend to the platform end on the right side, as observed looking towards the building. The guardrails were at least 2 to 3 feet short from the end. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 25 feet. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260452 J02 |
Issuance Date |
2020-03-20 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-04-15 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-04-14 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
Gravity |
10 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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) Arms Construction at 775 West Lake St., Fort Collins, Colorado: On or before February 13, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the vertical poles for the 40-foot pump jack scaffold was secured to the exterior wall of the building while employees installed windows. Two employees were installing windows on the second level of a building when one employee fell between the scaffold plank and the exterior wall. The pole brace on the right side of the scaffold, as observed looking towards the building, pulled away from the exterior wall of the building. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 25 feet. |
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