OSHA Inspection: BABSONS, INC.

Issued

Dec 13, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $450 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) 1015 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg PA; Employees were operating a Stanley Bostitch Model Number RN46-1 nail gun to install roofing shingles without the use of safety glasses, on or about 11/19/2013.     Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Dec 13, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $450 Reduced

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) 1015 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg PA; Employees were installing roofing shingles without the use of hard hats while employees were using nail guns above lower working employees, on or about 11/19/2013.    Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Dec 13, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a) 1015 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg PA; Employees were installing roofing shingles between 13 feet 2 inches and 28 feet 11 inches above the ground on an 8/12 pitch roof without the use of fall protection, on or about 11/19/2013.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Dec 13, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.   a) 1015 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg PA; Employees were working on Biljax steel tubular scaffolding 12 feet 5 inches above the ground without the use of mud sills, on or about 11/19/2013.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Dec 13, 2013

Abate by

Dec 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) 1015 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg PA; The employer did not ensure the employees that had erected a Biljax steel tubular scaffold were trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards, on or about 11/19/2013.  Abatement Certification Required