MIDDLEBURG, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: SIMON RENNO
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of SIMON RENNO in 102 BOWERSOX RD, MIDDLEBURG, PA 17842 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 340847441.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SIMON RENNO
- Site address
- 102 BOWERSOX RD
- City
- MIDDLEBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17842
- Mailing
- 248 POPLAR LN, PORT ROYAL, PA 17082
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A01
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it: a) Horninger Farm, Middleburg, PA: Employees were working from the platform of a self-contained adjustable scaffold to construct an agricultural silo when a section of the scaffold failed, causing the platform to collapse and an employee to fall approximately 70 feet, on or about August 13, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $5000
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.451 B01 I
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary: a) Horninger Farm, Middleburg, PA: Plywood decking on a self-supporting adjustable scaffold was installed with spaces between adjacent pieces that were more than 1 inch wide, exposing employees to slip, trip and/or fall hazards, on or about August 13, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $2000
- · C (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: a) Horninger Farm, Middleburg, PA: A competent person did not inspect the self-contained adjustable scaffold for visible defects prior to each work shift. The scaffold was used with gaps between the decking that exceeded 1 inch, on or about August 13, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $4000
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: a) Horninger Farm, Middleburg, PA: A competent person did not direct and supervise the employees who erected, dismantled, and moved a self-supported adjustable scaffold used to construct an agricultural silo, on or about August 13, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
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) Horninger Farm, Middleburg, PA: Employees who performed work while on a self-supporting scaffold did not receive training from a competent person on the topics required by 1926.454(a)(1) through (a)(5), including fall hazards, fall protection, maximum intended loads, and pertinent requirements of 1926.451, on or about August 13, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.454 B
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question: a) Horninger Farm, Middleburg, PA: Employees involved in scaffold assembly and disassembly did not receive training by a competent person on the topics described in 1926.454(b)(1) - (b)(4), including the nature of scaffold hazards, the design criteria and maximum intended load of the scaffold, and pertinent requirements of 1926.451, on or about August 13, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
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