OSHA Inspection: DETWEILER MASONRY & CONCRETE

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:      (a) Jobsite, 121 Majestic Drive, Canonsburg, PA:  On or about August 1, 2012, an employee was working from a tubular welded frame scaffold and he was not protected from falling.  The fall hazard was approximately 18 feet to the ground.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    (a) Jobsite, 121 Majestic Drive, Canonsburg, PA:  On or about August 1, 2012, employees were working from an outrigger (from a tubular welded frame scaffold) that was not fully planked.  The fall hazard to the employees was approximately 18 feet to the ground.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:        (a) Jobsite, 121 Majestic Drive, Canonsburg, PA:  On or about August 1, 2012, the employer did not train his employees in the hazards associated with working from a tubular welded frame scaffold and the methods to control or to minimize those hazards.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:         (a) Jobsite, 121 Majestic Drive, Canonsburg, PA:  On or about August 1, 2012, the employer did not provide a training program for employees who are potentially exposed to falls while on the job.  In this case an employee was exposed to an approximately 11 foot fall hazard from the porch roof.

Issued

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b).      (a) Jobsite, 121 Majestic Drive, Canonsburg, PA:  On or about August 1, 2012, an employee was working from the front porch roof and he was not protected from falling.  The fall hazard was approximately 11 feet to the ground.