OSHA Inspection: STEVE DILIBERO DBA MR. SQUEEGE

Issued

Sep 16, 2011

Abate by

Oct 12, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazards associated with:
Jobsite:
Employees were exposed to fall and struck-by hazards from the following:
a) Employees were 'tied off' to the transportable counterweighted outrigger
(mule), instead of an independent anchorage.
b) The mule tie back had approximately 40 feet of slack.
c) An employee on the roof was not wearing a full body harness and his
personal
fall arrest system did not otherwise comply with ANSI Z359.1.
d) The mule was not tied back to a certified anchorage using a wire rope
less than
5/16 inch in diameter.
e) The mule was moved while an employee was suspended in the rope
descentsystem seat.
Among other feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these
hazards, but not limited
to, is to comply with ANSI / IWCA I-14.1 2001 Window Cleaning Safety
Standard, and to
ensure that all employees are adequately trained in accordance with
Appendix B of the ANSI
Standard.

Issued

Sep 16, 2011

Abate by

Sep 22, 2011

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $1,500 Reduced