OSHA Inspection: R. L. SUMMERS, INC.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   a) Job site, 184 Evergreen Terrace, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about November 3, 2014, during roofing activities the employer did not ensure that employees used eye/face protection when operating nail guns.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:   a) Job site, 184 Evergreen Terrace, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about November 3, 2014, during roofing activities the employer did not ensure that employees used fall protection systems/devices while on a roof with a pitch of approximately 6 in 12, where exposed to falls of up to approximately 15 to 20 feet.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Abate by

Dec 2, 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 who might be exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and did not train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   a) Job site, 184 Evergreen Terrace, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about November 3, 2014, during roofing activities the employer did not ensure that employees were provided fall protection training while on a roof with a pitch of approximately 6 in 12, where exposed to falls of up to approximately 15 to 20 feet.

Issued

Nov 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

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 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 would 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, 184 Evergreen Terrace, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about November 3, 2014, during roofing activities the employer did not ensure that the ladder used to get up/down from the roof was extended at least 3 feet above the roofline.