WASHINGTON, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: OSCAR ASCOTA
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of OSCAR ASCOTA in 975 SHEFFIELD STREET, WASHINGTON, PA 15301 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340527860.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- OSCAR ASCOTA
- Site address
- 975 SHEFFIELD STREET
- City
- WASHINGTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15301
- Mailing
- 111 CLAY PIKE, IRWIN, PA 15642
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) Jobsite: On or about April 3, 2015, five employees were working on a steep roof and they were not protected from falling. The fall hazard was approximately 42 feet to the ground.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.503 C
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where (1) Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or (2) Changes in the types of fall protection systems or equipment to be used render previous training obsolete; or (3) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill: (a) Jobsite: On or about April 3, 2015, the employer needs to retrain each employee so that they retain and use the proper fall protection equipment when working from a roof.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 340527860.
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