OSHA Inspection: HPA CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.     a) On or about 4/4/13 at a residential new-build located at 15 Basswood Court, Orchard Park, New York; employees were framing and sheating a 2 story house with window opening on the second floor. The sill heights were 16" and 22" and there were no guardrails or fall protection in use.       NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(3): Treads for temporary stairway service were not installed the full width and depth of the stair:    a) On or about 4/4/13 at a residential new-build located at 15 Basswood Court, Orchard Park, New York; the temporary stairs from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor had 2"x8" (nominal) stair treads and did not fill the full depth of the stair.     NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(7): The top edge of a stairrail system served as a handrail and the height of the top edge was less than 36 inches (91.5 cm) from the upper surface of the stairrail system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser:     a) On or about 4/4/13 at a residential new-build located at 15 Basswood Court, Orchard Park, New York; the stairs from the 1st to the 2nd floor had a stairrail system with the top edge at approximately 30".     NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED