OSHA Inspection: STOLTZFUS EXTERIORS

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal 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, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was 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) 109 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, PA; An employee was using a Paslode Nail Gun to frame soffit without the use of safety glasses, on or about 02/24/2015.     Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:     a) 109 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, PA; An employee was installing soffit and fascia while working on ladder jack scaffolding 19 feet 11 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 02/24/2015.     Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:     a) 109 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, PA; An employee was framing soffit while working in a JLG Aerial Lift Model # 80HX approximately 20 feet above the ground without the use of a fall protection harness attached to the boom or basket, on or about 02/24/2015.     Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall:     a) 109 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, PA; An employee carried a piece of metal fascia while climbing a Werner 40 foot Extension Ladder, on 02/24/2015.     Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:   a) 109 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, PA; An accident prevention program was not initiated or maintained in order to prevent injury and illness to employees working in the construction industry, on or about 02/24/2015.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

Mar 10, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(4): The employer failed to permit only those employees qualified by training or experience to operate equipment and machinery:   a) 109 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, PA; The employer did not ensure employees were qualified by training or experience to operate a JLG Aerial Lift Model # 80HX in accordance with the manufacturers requirements to use a fall protection harness attached to the boom or basket, on or about 02/24/2015.   Abatement Certification Required