OSHA Inspection: DEAN METCALFE

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:     a) 14046 Maple Way, Mercersburg, PA; Employees were building a deck while working on steel tubular scaffolding that was not provided with base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation, on or about 06/15/2015.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 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) 14046 Maple Way, Mercersburg, PA; An employee was building a deck while working off of steel tubular scaffolding 14 feet 8 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 06/15/2015.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   a) 14046 Maple Way, Mercersburg, PA; Employees were building a deck while working on steel tubular scaffolding without having been trained to recognize hazards associated with scaffold use, on or about 06/15/2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:     a) 14046 Maple Way, Mercersburg, PA; An employee used a Werner 8 Foot Step Ladder that was not in a self-supporting position to access the scaffold work area, on or about 06/15/2015.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2015-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:   a) 14046 Maple Way, Mercersburg, PA; An employee used a Werner 8 Foot Step Ladder to gain access to a scaffold work area without being provided with training to recognize hazards associated with ladders, on or about 06/15/2015.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.