LATROBE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: GERHARD CONTRACTING
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of GERHARD CONTRACTING in 96 ADAMS LANE, LATROBE, PA 15650 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339809022.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GERHARD CONTRACTING
- Site address
- 96 ADAMS LANE
- City
- LATROBE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15650
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 37, SPRINGDALE, PA 15144
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (a) Jobsite - 96 Adams Lane, Latrobe, PA: On or about June 16, 2014, three employees were conducting roofing activities approximately 10 feet from ground to eve of the residential roof without out being protected from falling to lower levels.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.503 A02
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii): (a) Jobsite - 96 Adams Lane, Latrobe, PA: On or about June 16, 2014, employees exposed to fall hazards were not trained to recognize and abate fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: (a) Jobsite - 96 Adams Lane, Latrobe, PA: On or about June 16, 2014, employees positioned a ladder inside the bed of a dump truck to again access and egress to the residential roof.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339809022.
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