Contractor Nailed for $93k in OSHA Scaffolding Violations
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OSHA recently fined a Pennsylvania stucco contractor for the second time in two months for scaffolding violations. For this recent inspection, the contractor is facing a $93,000 penalty.
On November 25, 2015 an OSHA compliance officer witness employees of BC Stucco and Stone working about 18 feet above ground on a scaffold with major safety deficiencies. OSHA investigated the contractor’s Bear, DE, worksite and hit the company with one serious and five willful violations for failure to:
fully plank and deck scaffolding
provide a safe means of entry and exit on scaffolding
provide guarded edges on scaffolding
provide guardrail systems on scaffolding
provide scaffold-related safety training by a competent person to each employee, and
require employees to wear head protection while conducting stucco operations.
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