OSHA Inspection: RD PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LP.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):     (a) Jobsite, 1104 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221: On or before July 24, 2014, employees were working from a ladder jack scaffolding that measured approximately 22 feet 5 inches to ground level.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:   (a) Jobsite, 1104 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221: On or before July 24, 2014, employees were using the ladders supporting the scaffolding as their access to the platform.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:   (a) Jobsite, 1104 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221: On or before July 24, 2014, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 22 feet 5 inches while working from a ladder jack scaffold.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:   (a) Jobsite, 1104 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221: On or before July 24, 2014, employees were not provided with safe access from the ladder jack scaffolding to the roof in that the distance between the platform and the eave was approximately 3 feet 5 inches.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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) Jobsite, 1104 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221: On or before July 24, 2014, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet 10 inches while applying roofing materials on a 10/12 sloped roof.

Issued

Aug 6, 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, 1104 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221: On or before July 24, 2014, the employer did not train their employees on what fall protection methods shall be used for the entire job duration including but not limited to shingle application.

Issued

Aug 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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) Jobsite, 1104 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221: On or before July 24, 2014, employees gaining access to the porch and main roof at the front of the structure did not extend the ladders 3 feet beyond the eaves.