OSHA Inspection: KOLEK WOODSHOP, INC.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6):     (a) Jobsite, 668 Custer Lane, Tarentum, PA 15084: On or about September 12, 2014, an employee was instructed to erect an Alum-A-Pole aluminum pump jack scaffold located in proximity of an energized 7200 volt power line.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 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, 668 Custer Lane, Tarentum, PA 15084: On or before September 12, 2014, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of 18 feet 2 inches while removing shingles on a 4/12 sloped roof.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, 668 Custer Lane, Tarentum, PA 15084: On or before September 12, 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 roof removal and application.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3534.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have non-conductive side rails:     Jobsite, 668 Custer Lane, Tarentum, PA 15084: On or about September 12, 2014, employees were permitted to use half-sections of a 40 foot aluminum extension ladder with conductive side rails for gaining access to a scaffold and roof. A single phase 7200 volt un-insulated power line was located approximately 4 feet horizontally from the building and 19 feet and .5 inches vertically from the ground.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $49000.00 · Current $24500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6):    Jobsite, 668 Custer Lane, Tarentum, PA 15084: On or about September 15, 2014, an employee was instructed to dismantle an Alum-A-Pole aluminum pump jack scaffold located in proximity of an energized 7200 volt power line.

Issued

2015-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report the death of an employee or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees because of a work-related incident:  Jobsite, 668 Custer Lane, Tarentum, PA 15084: On or about September 12, 2014, the employer did not report the death of an employee who was electrocuted while at work.