OSHA Inspection: BITNER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1829.00 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) 2558 Lexington Street, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Employees worked on the roof of the residential structure and were exposed to a fall of 30 feet from the third story to the ground below. The employer did not provide a guardrail system, safety net system, warning line system, safety monitor sytstem nor require the men to wear personal fall arrest equipment on or about August 24, 2013.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2013-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) 2558 Lexington Street, Harrisburg Pennsylvania - The employer did not provide fall protection training to each employee who worked on the roof of the three story residence on or about August 24, 2013  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.