OSHA Inspection: RICK HORN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:   a) Job site, 53 Newgate Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 5, 2014, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was safe to use in that a multi-unit outlet device had a damaged outlet/plug.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:   a) Job site, 53 Newgate Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 5, 2014, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was properly used in that employees had a multi-unit plug device in use outdoors at the worksite, where it was labeled for use indoors in dry locations.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Abate by

Nov 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 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) Job site, 53 Newgate Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 5, 2014, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee on the roof doing structural repair/carpentry/framing type work was using fall protection where exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet.   a) Job site, 53 Newgate Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 5, 2014, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee on the deck around the exterior of the house was using fall protection where exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8 1/2 feet.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system, or on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone:    a) Job site, 53 Newgate Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 5, 2014, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees applying ice guard materials to the roof were using fall protection where exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 14 feet.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Abate by

Nov 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:   a) Job site, 53 Newgate Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 5, 2014, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a ladder used to gain access to/egress from the roof was properly set up in that it extended approximately 2 1/2 feet above the roof line.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that contained the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer, or if the employer relied on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record did not indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the date of actual training:   a) Job site, 53 Newgate Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about November 5, 2014, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that fall protection training records existed for all employees.