Over the past 12 months, OSHA issued only two scaffolding violations to employers in Alaska, both in Anchorage, and both classified as Serious under standard 1926.451. That is a small number compared to lower-48 states, but the detail that should catch your attention is this: the average penalty reduction on these citations was 100 percent. Both citations now show a final penalty of $0. That does not mean the citations disappeared or that a scaffolding case in Alaska is nothing to worry about. It means the employers involved, or their representatives, got the dollar amount negotiated down to zero, and that outcome does not happen by accident.
