OSHA Inspection: CAMBARA CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,112 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:          a) Job site, 2308 Wheatland Circle, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 30, 2012, during roofing work on a residential home, the employer did not ensure that fall protection systems/devices were used where employees were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(ii): The employer did not ensure that the fall arrest system used limited the maximum arresting force on an employee to 1,800 pounds (8 KN) when used with a body harness:        a) Job site, 2308 Wheatland Circle, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 30, 2012, during roofing work on a residential home, the employer did not ensure that fall arrest systems limited the arresting force on the employee to 1,800 pounds. An employee was using a harness with a rope grab system and did not incorporate a shock absorbing lanyard.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Fall arrest systems were not rigged such that an employee could neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level:          a) Job site, 2308 Wheatland Circle, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 30, 2012, during roofing work on a residential home along the front of the house, the employer did not ensure that fall arrest systems limited free falls to 6 feet. A worker installing roofing materials was anchored to a tie off point approximately 15 feet from where he was working and could have fallen from the eave edge over 6 feet.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:          a) Job site, 2308 Wheatland Circle, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 30, 2012, during roofing work on a residential home, the employer did not ensure that the ladder used for access to the roof/egress from the roof was properly set up in that it did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:          a) Job site, 2308 Wheatland Circle, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about April 30, 2012, during roofing activities, the employer didn not ensure that the ladder used to gain access to/egress from from the roof was taken out of service when it had damaged areas. Rungs of the ladder were bent and/or torn.