OSHA Inspection: BANDER, INC.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

Feb 5, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches wide:    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employees were working from a ladder jack scaffold platform that was 9.5 inches wide. The ladder jack scaffold was approximately 6 feet long and 20 feet high. This hazard exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet. This condition was observed on July 17, 2014

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

Feb 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers or stairway-type ladders was not used for access:    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employees were working off of a ladder jack scaffold platform, approximately 20 feet above the point of access, which did not have proper access for the employees to reach the working level of the scaffold. This hazard exposed the employees to a fall hazard. This condition was observed on July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employees were working from a ladder jack scaffold, approximately 6 feet long and 20 feet high, without the use of a fall protection system. This hazard exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet, on or about July 17, 2014

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employer did not instruct the employees in the recognition of hazards associated with the types of scaffolding being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize hazards, exposing the employees to fall, struck-by, and collapse hazards. On or about July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

Jun 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:    a)1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The ladder jack scaffold was erected, moved and altered by untrained employees and without the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold activities, on or about July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

Feb 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4): Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping:    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employer did not ensure that the ladders which were used to support the ladder jack scaffold were fastened or equipped with devices to prevent slippage thus exposing employees to collapse, fall, and struck-by hazards, on or about July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    a)  1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employees were working on the roof performing pointing operations on the chimney without the use of a fall protection system thus exposing the employees to a fall hazard. The employees were working approximately 22 feet above the ground, on or about July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

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 exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to follow in order to minimize them:    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA  Employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards and the regulations of their work environment to control or eliminate hazards. The employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet while performing pointing operations, on or about July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at each workplace a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in (f), (g), and (h) for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following (Construction References 1926.59):    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program to assist employees working/handling Lehigh Portland Cement containing crystalline silica, on or about July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - The employer did not have a safety data sheet for the employees who were handling/working with Lehigh Portland Cement containing crystalline silica, on or about July 17, 2014.

Issued

Jan 16, 2015

Abate by

May 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    a) 1854 Nolan St, Philadelphia, PA - Employees were handling Lehigh Portland Cement containing crystalline silica without being trained in hazard communication and/or chemical safe work practices. This condition was observed on or about July 17, 2014.