OSHA Inspection: PRO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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) 2nd Floor, Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees demolishing a four (4) story commercial building removed wooden floor ties, walked over or adjacent to floor openings, and dropped materials through floor openings without fall protection. Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than six-foot (>6'), as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) 2nd Floor, Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees demolishing a four (4) story commercial building removed wooden floor ties, walked over or adjacent to floor openings, placed materials through wall openings, and dropped materials through floor openings without fall protection or documented training given by the employer to recognize, minimize, and/or mitigate hazardous fall conditions. Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than six-foot (>6'), as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 the general safety and health provisions of the standard at the inspection site exposing employees to conditions which were unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to their health or safety.  a) Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees who performed demolition operations at the site were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, were not aware of the regulations for the work environment to control or eliminate hazards, and were exposed to the hazards associated with demolition work such as structural issues with the framing, floors, and walls of the structure, including the possibility of an unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure, fall hazards, struck-by hazards, and impalement hazards, as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(g): Wall openings in a structure being demolished were not protected to a height of approximately 42 inches  a) Northwest Corner Stairwell, Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees demolishing a four (4) story commercial building accessed the 2nd floor by a stairwell that had a missing window, creating a wall opening that was not effectively protected to a height of forty two-inches (42"). Employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than six-foot (>6'), as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  b) 2nd Floor, Elevator Shaft, Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees demolishing a four (4) story commercial building gained access to the 2nd floor by a main walkway and/or placed material onto a debris chute which were both adjacent to an elevator shaft that was not effectively protected to a height of forty two-inches (42"). Employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than six-foot (>6'), as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations.  a) Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees that removed the wooden floor ties prior to and/or without a written engineering survey performed by a competent person were exposed to hazards associated with the demolition work such as structural issues with the framing, floors, and walls of the structure, including the possibility of an unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure, fall hazards, struck-by hazards, and impalement hazards, as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(f): During demolition operations, a hazard existed from fragmentation of glass:  a) Southwest Wall, Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - A four (4) story building had six (6) multi-paned windows, each of which were either missing panes or had broken panes, directly above the only employee entrance door and sidewalk which were uncovered. Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from falling glass, as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(k): Employee(s) entrance(s) to multi-story structure(s) being demolished were not protected by sidewalk sheds or canopies or both:  a) Southwest Wall, Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - A four (4) story building had six (6) multi-paned windows, each of which were either missing panes or had broken panes, directly above the only employee entrance door and sidewalk which were uncovered. Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from falling glass, as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.852(e): Chute openings, into which employees dumped debris, were not protected by substantial guardrails approximately forty-two inches above the floor or other surface on which employees stood to dump material:  a) 2nd Floor, Southwest Wall, Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees demolishing a four (4) story commercial building placed materials onto debris chutes through two (2) chute openings that were not effectively protected to a height of forty two-inches (42"). Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than six-foot (>6'), as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c) and (d), abatement certification and documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2015-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(h): When debris was dropped through holes in the floor without the use of chutes into an area not properly barricaded and signs warning of the hazard of falling materials were not posted at each level:  a) Murray Complex, Pennsylvania Avenue and Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees dropped metal to a first floor/ground level area, beneath a hole created as a material drop on the second floor, that lacked barricades and warning signs. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards, as observed on or about May 14, 2015.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation.