This is cited the most for lack of fall protection on extensible boom aerial lifts. Deficient safety training - We are seeing out of state employees put on the first day of the job without any safety orientation specific to the task. Wall bracing - Most of these walls have been 20 feet high, rebar every 42 inches, and full grouting. Most have no bracing and the others only had diagonal plank attached to a vertical plank which is not acceptable. For some reason, many contractors accessing the roof are forgetting this requirement.
Penalties reflect size, good faith and history discounts.
Outriggers must have cribbing underneath them when lifting loads. There were seven masonry wall collapses injuring only one employee in 1998 for the Chicago land area. Wind was a factor in all of them. Many masons quit work when the gusts went over 20 mph. Unsafe trench - We are seeing many trenches over 20 feet lately.