OSHA Inspection: AIRWORKS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · 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 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) 700 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA; Employees were operating a Bostitch roofing nail gun to nail on roofing shingles without the use of safety glasses, on or about 08/16/2013.      Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A safety harness with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift.      a) 700 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA; Employees were operating a JLG 600 AJ aerial lift between 25 feet and 30 feet above the ground while removing roofing material without the use of a fall protection harness attached to the boom or basket, on or about 08/16/2013.     Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Nov 1, 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 on a scaffold be 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) 700 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA; Employees were operating a JLG 600 AJ aerial lift without having been trained by a qualified person to recognize and understand hazards, on or about 08/16/2013.  Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees  using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.      a) 700 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA; Employees were carrying bundles of shingles 13 feet 4 inches onto a roof using a Werner MT-22 extension ladder, on or about 08/16/2013.      Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $30,800 · Current $14,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.      a) 700 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA / Front side top roof area; Employees were tearing off and installing a new roof on a 7/12 pitch roof 21 feet 5 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 08/16/2013.      b) 700 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA / Front side bottom roof area; Employees were tearing off and installing a new roof on a 2/12 pitch roof 14 feet above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 08/16/2013.      c) 700 Hepburn Street, Williamsport, PA / Back side top roof area; Employees were tearing off and installing a new roof on a 7/12 pitch roof 22 feet above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 08/16/2013.      Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required