OSHA Inspection: WRTS CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

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) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor - An employee was nailing hangars to a beam he was standing on 21 feet above the ground level without fall protection, observed on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street - Employees were performing carpentry operations from unprotected edges up to 21 feet above the ground level without being trained in fall protection. Employees did not know the trigger height for fall protection in construction on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  a) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor - Employees were performing carpentry operations within 3 feet of an unprotected 4 foot wide x 8 foot long x 9 foot deep floor hole without fall protection, observed on or about 6/24/14.  b) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street, Ground Floor - Employees were performing carpentry operations within 3 feet of an unprotected 6 foot wide x 8 foot long x 9 foot deep floor hole without fall protection, observed on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street - Employees were using 14 unprotected stairs up to 10 feet above the next level without stairrails, observed on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street - Employees were using 14 unprotected stairs up to 10 feet above the next level without being trained in stairway safety and/or ladder safety. Employees did not know the minimum height ladders shall not extend above the landing surface on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors;  a) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street - An employee was using a DeWalt saw (serial 110800 model 5007F) without a GFCI and/or an assured equipment grounding conductor observed on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  a) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street - An employee was using a Ryobi drill (model D47C serial CS1364ND03446) with a frayed extension cord, observed on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $1,320

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1): 1926.150(c)(1)(I): At this job site, fire extinguishers were not provided for each 3,000 square ft. of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:  a) Jobsite 111-117 Walnut Street - Employees were using electrical equipment including a drill and a saw without a fire extinguisher readily available, observed on or about 6/24/14.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,280 · Current $5,280

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 111-117 Walnut Street - Employees were performing carpentry operations within 3 feet of unprotected edges 10 feet above the ground level without fall protection, observed on or about 6/24/14.  WRTS Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312977713, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/22/10, with respect to a workplace located at The Villas at Highgate, Lot 209 Breinigsville, PA.  WRTS Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313853848, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/24/10, with respect to a workplace located at 9 parker Blvd Eastampton, NJ.

Issued

Nov 7, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $3,520

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  a) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor - An employee used a 6 foot Greenbull a-frame ladder (no markings) to reach a 10 foot high beam, observed on or about 6/24/14.   b) Jobsite, 111-117 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor - An employee was performing carpentry operations while standing on the top step of a 6 foot Greenbull a-frame ladder, observed on or about 6/24/14.  WRTS Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312977713, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/22/10, with respect to a workplace located at The Villas at Highgate, Lot 209 Breinigsville, PA.