OSHA Inspection: T.G.W. CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 6, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):     Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and fuardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  (a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARD(S) WHERE NECESSARY)      (a)        Lebanon Area High School, Library Wing, Northside -  Employees caulking and seaming the rubber roof, and others building wooden boxes to accommodate the air-conditioning units on the roof, were exposed to a twenty-six foot fall hazard, and only one (1) twenty foot piece of warning line on the north side of the roof was established for fall protection on the two-hundred foot by two-hundred foot roof, on or about April 18, 2012     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8):     Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.  (a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)      (a)       Lebanon High School, Library Wing, North Side  - Employees were using a twenty-four foot extension ladder as the second ladder from the canopy roof to the main roof and the ladder was not secured, on or about April 18, 2012.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2):     Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:  ALLEGED VIOLATION DESCRIPTION (A.V.D.): (a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARDS WHERE NECESSARY)    (a)    Lebanon High School, Library Roof Area, North Side  Employees were using a Master Electrician multi strip, ot designed for use outdoors, to supply power to an Metbo electric hammer drill, a DeWalt circular saw and a DeWalt Reciprocating saw, on or about April 18,2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.