Usually scrap lumber was used instead of base plates. Masonry wall bracing - Usually these are green masonry walls of 20 feet height with no bracing at all. We have cited several companies for a single diagonal brace with no vertical support or horizontal stiffners. Ladders - Cited for access to roofs on residential and commercial jobs. Usually, ladders are about 1 foot above the landings.
Penalties reflect size, good faith and history discounts.
It happened in Michigan in August. Four workers were killed. The investigation is ongoing. In our office repeated violators account for the high penalty. The electrical contractors being inspected run open conductors on the floor instead of in conduit or safe wiring methods.