OSHA Inspection: A ROOTER MAN OF PITTSBURGH LLC

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Abate by

Apr 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:  (a) At the inspection site, exposing employee(s) to conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to their health or safety.  Note: The elements of an effective safety and health program may include, but are not limited to, the following:  a) Management commitment and leadership  b) Assignment of Responsibility  c) Identification and control of hazards  d) Training and education  e) Recordkeeping and hazard analysis  f) First aid, medical training and assistance  g) Frequent and regular inspections    a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015, employees were exposed to hazardous conditions and the employer did not have a safety and health program that would have included, but not limited to, training, identifying and controlling hazards and performing inspections.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Abate by

Apr 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015, 3 employees were exposed to cave-in hazards and electrical hazards because the employer did not train the employees to recognize and avoid unsafe and hazardous conditions present on the jobsite.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Abate by

Apr 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.23: First aid services and provisions for medical care were not made available by the employer for every employee:    a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015:  Employees were exposed to a medical emergency and no one onsite, including the foreman/owner, was trained in first aid to assist until medical personnel arrived over 15 minutes later.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015, employees were exposed to possible head injuries due to falling objects such as dirt and tools while not wearing hard hats in an 11 foot deep unprotected excavation with the spoil pile placed along the edge.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(4): While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees:    a)  Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015, employees were exposed to hazards while working in an trench with a live electrical 120 volt conduit that powered a 3 phase transformer, unsupported and unprotected from the excavation activities that had been uncovered 4 feet from the building that ran across the excavation, parallel to the building, that the excavator had to dig above and underneath around while digging out the trench.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation:    a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015, before lunch, an employee was working inside an unprotected 11 foot deep excavation to remove water that was leaking into the trench.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Abate by

Apr 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:     a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015, employees were using chemicals such as, but not limited to, pvc primer and glue to connect a new sewer line together and were not trained on the hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:    a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA:  On or about September 28, 2015, employees were exposed to hazards from the spoil pile of the 11 foot deep by 10 foot long previously backfilled excavation that was placed along the edge, of dirt falling or rolling into the excavation because employees were working underneath it.

Issued

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c):    a) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, butler, PA:  The employer did not ensure that each employee working in a trench excavation was protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.  The violation was documented on September 28, 2015 before lunch, at a site located at Shelbourne Personal Care , 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA, where an employee was working inside a near vertical, unprotected 11 foot deep trench to remove water and dirt prior to the installation of a sanitary sewer line.  To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that each trench over 5 feet in depth is provided with an adequate protective system to protect employees from the hazard of cave-ins.    b) Jobsite, 296 Dinnerbell Road, butler, PA:  The employer did not ensure that each employee working in a trench excavation was protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.  The violation was documented on September 28, 2015, at approximately 1:30 pm, after lunch, at a site located at Shelbourne Personal Care , 296 Dinnerbell Road, Butler, PA, where an employee was working inside a near vertical, unprotected 11 foot deep trench to remove water and dirt prior to the installation of a sanitary sewer line.  To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that each trench over 5 feet in depth is provided with an adequate protective system to protect employees from the hazard of cave-ins.