OSHA Inspection: ATF CONTRACTOR, LLC.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows: As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person:    (a)  1680 EAST THISTLE DRIVE, WYOMISSING PA, ROOFTOP - Employees performed roofing work at heights ranging from approximately eleven (11) to twenty-eight (28) feet, and two employees using lifelines were attached to one anchor point that was only rated for one person (5000 pounds), thereby exposing employees to serious injuries, on or about June 10, 2014.     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a)  1680 EAST THISTLE DRIVE, WYOMISSING PA - Employees accessed the roof by way of three (3) Werner extension ladders, and the rungs of the ladders did not extend a minimum of three feet above the landing surface, thereby exposing employees to serious injury, on or about June 10, 2014.     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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)  1680 EAST THISTLE DRIVE, WYOMISSING PA, ROOFTOP - Employees performed roofing work at heights ranging from approximately eleven (11) to twenty-eight (28) feet, and the employees were not protected by fall protection, thereby exposing employees to serious injuries, on or about June 10, 2014.     No abatement certification or documentation required.      ATF CONTRACTOR LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 558258, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT WYNGATE AT MEDFORD, LOT 44, 42 MOORLINCH BOULEVARD, MEDFORD NJ, 08055.