OSHA Inspection: STANLEY FROMPOVICZ ALSO KNOWN AS WESTOWNE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section:   a) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA; Employees were using an unguarded Dewalt 4 1/2 inch  Angle Grinder Model # D28110 to cut and remove tin roofing, on or about 04/10/2014.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:   a) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA; Employees were operating a Dewalt 4 1/2 inch Angle Grinder Model # D28110 with a damaged electrical cord to cut roofing tin, on or about 04/10/2014.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   a) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA / Inside Attic Area; Employees were removing roofing tin on a roof 26 feet 4 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 04/10/2014.   b) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA / Roof Area; Employees were removing roofing tin on a roof 26 feet 4 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 04/10/2014.   Abatement Certification and Documentation Required

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations.   a) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA; Employees began demolition operations without the employer having had conducted an engineering survey by a competent person, on or about 04/10/2014.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(g): Wall openings in a structure being demolished were not protected to a height of approximately 42 inches:   a) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA; Employees were not protected from falling 28 feet 2 inches while throwing trash through a 3 foot 1 inch wide by 3 foot 4 inch high wall opening that was 1 foot 10 inches above the working level, on or about 04/10/2014.   Abatement Certification and Documentation Required

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(h): Debris was dropped through holes in the floor without the use of chutes, the area onto which the material is dropped was not completely enclosed with barricades not less than 42 inches high and was not less than 6 feet back from the projected edge of the opening above.   a) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA; Employees were throwing trash and debris through a floor hole that was 1 foot 9 inches wide by 3 foot long. Employees were not protected from falling 11 foot 9 inches to the ground by an enclosed barricade that was not less than 42 inches high and not less than 6 feet back from the projected edge, on or about 04/10/2014.   Abatement Certification and Documentation Required

Issued

2014-05-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:   a) 7 Spruce Street, Pine Grove, PA; Employees used a 10 foot wooden stepladder that was not opened to be self-supporting in order to access the attic work area, on or about 04/10/2014.   Abatement Observed During Inspection - No Abatement Certification Required