OSHA Inspection: DAN BYLER CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    (a) Jobsite, 412 Hazel Avenue, Butler, PA:  On or about 03/07/13 a safe means of access was not provided to the platform that was approximately 21 feet above the ground.  The employees did not have an independent ladder to use to access the platform and climbed one of the ladders used to support the platform to get to the working level.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    (a) Jobsite, 412 Hazel Avenue, Butler, PA:  On or about 03/07/13 employees working from a ladder jack scaffold approximately 21 feet above the ground were not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms of ladder jack scaffolds exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):    (a) Jobsite, 412 Hazel Avenue, Butler, PA:  On or about 03/07/13 the platform height of the ladder jack scaffold was 21 feet above the ground.  Two employees were working from the platform removing slate shingles from the roof.

Issued

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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:    (a) Jobsite, 412 Hazel Avenue, Butler, PA:  On or about 03/07/13 two employees were working from an 8 in 12 pitched roof of a residential structure removing slate shingles without utilizing any fall protection systems.  The fall hazard to the employees ranged from approximately 23-25 feet to the ground below.