OSHA Inspection: POOLE ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees:      a) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 24, 2013, the employer did not ensure that a safe means of egress was provided in an excavation located on the east end of the job site determined to be at approximately four feet and ten inches in depth. The employer used a portable step ladder to get in and out of the excavation, but it was not appropriately extended above the top of the excavation to allow employees something to hold onto when getting in/out of the excavation.     b) Job site, 524 Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 24, 2013, the employer did not ensure that a safe means of egress was provided in an excavation located on the east side of the job site determined to be at approximately four feet and eight inches in depth. An employee was working between the rebar cage assembly and the excavation wall, with no ladder, stairs or other safe means of getting in/out of the excavation if needed.

Issued

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than that for which they were designed:    a) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 24, 2013, in an excavation on the east side of the job site, the employer did not ensure that a portable step ladder was used appropriately in that it was folded up and laid against the side of an excavation wall for employees to use when getting in/out of the excavation.

Issued

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  a) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 10, 2013, the employer did not ensure that appropriate cave in protection was provided along an excavation wall on the east end of the existing building facade while employees performed activities such as layout work. The excavation walls were determined to be approximately 11 feet deep and the angle of the wall was determined to range between approximately 60-90 degrees and no shoring, sheilding or other actions were taken to protect workers in the event of the excavation wall collapsing.   b) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 10, 2013, the employer did not ensure that appropriate cave in protection was provided along an excavation wall on the west end of the existing building facade during general construction work activities. Wood lagging was used along most of the excavation wall, but was missing in a gap which was determined to be approximatley 3 feet wide and the excavation wall behind it was determined to be approximately 10 feet in height with an approximate slope of 70-80 degrees, exposing employees to excavation wall collapse hazards.

Issued

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face such as scaling to remove loose material, installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material or other means that provide equivalent protection:    a) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 10, 2013, on the east side of the existing building facade, the employer did not ensure that protection was provided to prevent materials from falling or rolling into the excavation in that loose rock/bricks were not removed or restrained near the top potions of the excavation wall.

Issued

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1): Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures was endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing, or underpinning shall be provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of employees:    a) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 10, 2013, at the west end of the building facade, the employer did not ensure that appropriate protection was provided to prevent the soils from under the sidewalk of the existing building facade from collapsing.

Issued

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(e)(4): Dispensing units were not protected against collision damage:  a) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about September 3, 2013, the employer did not ensure that the deisel tank dispensing unit was protected against damage. An operator was using a forklift nearby this area to unload long steel bars, which could have slid off and struck the tank/nozzle.

Issued

Sep 20, 2013

Abate by

Sep 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees who were exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with, and did not wear, warning vests or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material:   a) Job site, 524 North Homewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 25, 2013, the employer did not ensure that safety vests, or equivalent products, were provided and worn when walking along the roadway on the south side of the excavation, where public vehicles operated.