43 COR 40-7468 [¶22,636]
HOUSEKEEPING – MATERIAL STORAGE AREAS AND WALKWAYS REASONABLY FREE OF DANGEROUS DEPRESSIONS, OBSTRUCTIONS AND DEBRIS
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1513(c) (2016) – Employer failed to maintain material storage areas and walkways on a construction site reasonably free of obstructions and debris including rebar, falsework components, lumber and other items.
STANDARD RAILINGS – RAILINGS AND TOEBOARDS
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1621(a) (2016) – The Division failed to establish that Employer did not ensure that railings were provided along all unprotected and open sides of access ladders to an elevated platform.
SCAFFOLDS, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS – ANCHORAGE AND BRACING
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1637(c) (2016) – Employer failed to brace a falsework tower to prevent it from tipping, or collapsing, prior to disconnecting crane-supported rigging. The violation caused a serious injury.
ERECTION AND CONSTRUCTION – FALSEWORK AND VERTICAL SHORING
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 1717(a)(1) (2016) – Employer failed to properly brace a falsework tower to withstand all intended loads prior to disconnecting it from crane-supported rigging. The violation caused a serious injury.
CRANES AND OTHER HOISTING EQUIPMENT, OPERATING RULES – HANDLING LOADS
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 4999(h) (2016) – Employer failed to have a qualified rigger verify that a falsework tower was braced to prevent inadvertent movement before it was detached from crane-supported rigging. The violation caused a serious injury.