OSHA Inspection: HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:      a) Job site, 650 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 17, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that fall protection systems/devices were used while employees were working on a job built scaffold system inside the top of the EDF Hi-Storm unit under construction, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not  guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder:   a) Job site, 650 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 22, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that standard railing was in use on the platform adjacent to the EDF Hi Storm unit under construction. Employees removed the existing guardrail systems and worked in this area without using another form of fall protection, exposing the employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet or greater.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:   a) Job site, 650 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 17, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that fall protection systems/devices were used while employees were up on the top of the EDF Hi-Storm unit under construction, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 15 feet.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1650.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:      a) Job site, 650 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 22, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that the stairs leading up to work platforms were kept clean in that the stairs were covered with fine dust that made them slippery.    b) Job site, 650 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 22, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that the floors were properly maintained in that floor area had many tripping hazards caused by materials/structures in the floor and/or damaged concrete areas.

Issued

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1650.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(a)(12): An access ladder or equivalent safe access was not provided:      a) Job site, 650 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 22, 2015, during production activities, the employer did not ensure that a safe way of accessing/egressing the scaffold platform located in the center ring of the tanks under construction was provided for employees.