OSHA Inspection: ARTHUR FUNK & SONS, INC.

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $9,800 · Current $8,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 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) 844 Tuck Street, Lebanon, PA; Employees were setting trusses 24 feet above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 05/01/2015.    Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(2)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 960980, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 05/19/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 21 Lebanon Valley Parkway, Lebanon, PA 17042.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.