OSHA Inspection: L. L. WALLEN CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

May 7, 2013

Abate by

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition whenever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.    a) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA; Employees were operating a Bostitch F28WW framing nail gun and a Bostitch RN46 roofing nail gun to frame and roof the residential home without the use of eye protection, on or about 04/30/2013.    Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  a) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA; Employees were handing sheets of plywood up a ladder to employees working on a roof without the use of hardhats, on or about 04/30/2013.  Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Abate by

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    a) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA; Strain relief was not provided for the electrical cord used to power the Hitachi C7SB2 7 1/4 circular saw that employees used to cut plywood, on or about 04/30/2013.    Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Abate by

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    a) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Front east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working off of ladder jack scaffolding 18 feet 6 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 04/30/2013.    b) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Back east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working off of ladder jack scaffolding approximately 18 feet 2 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 04/30/2013.    Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Abate by

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.    a) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Front east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working off of ladder jack scaffolding 18 feet 6 inches above the ground. The employer did not ensure each employee who was involved in the erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting the scaffolding was trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work, on or about 04/30/2013.    b) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Back east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working off of ladder jack scaffolding approximately 18 feet 2 inches above the ground. The employer did not ensure each employee who was involved in the erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting the scaffolding was trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work, on or about 04/30/2013.    Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Front east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working off of ladder jack scaffolding 18 feet 6 inches above the ground without having been trained by a person qualified to recognize hazards associated with ladder jack scaffolding, on or about 04/30/2013.  b) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Back east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working off of ladder jack scaffolding approximately 18 feet 2 inches above the ground without having been trained by a person qualified to recognize hazards associated with ladder jack scaffolding, on or about 04/30/2013.   Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Abate by

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,000 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b)(13) Subpart k.    a) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Front east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working 20 feet 1 inch above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 04/30/2013.    b) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Back east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working 11 feet 2 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 04/30/2013.    Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Front east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working 20 feet 1 inch above the ground without  having been provided with a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards, on or about 04/30/2013.  b) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA / Back east side area; Employees engaged in roofing activities on a residential home were working 11 feet 2 inches above the ground without having been provided with a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards, on or about 04/30/2013.  Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(4): The employer did not ensure that the employee(s) required to operate equipment and machinery was qualified by training or experience.   a) 400 Allegheny Street, Jersey Shore PA; Employees were operating a Bostitch F28WW framing nail gun and a Bostitch RN46 roofing nail gun to frame and roof a residential home without having been qualified by training to operate the equipment, on or about 04/30/2013.   Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required