OSHA Inspection: EDINSON STERLING

Issued

Jan 5, 2016

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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 this part:    (a) Edinson Sterling DBA Sterlings Home Improvement on or about December 22, 2015, at the address of 521 Reynolds Rd. Toledo, OH: The employer did not have a plan or program to identify job site hazards which assists employees in maintaining a safe working environment.  Such programs would support the employer and employees in identify and avoiding potential hazards, such as falls during job site operations, decreasing the chance of employee injury and/or illness.

Issued

Jan 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  Edinson Sterling DBA Sterlings Home Improvement on or about December 22, 2015, at the address of 521 Reynolds Rd. Toledo, OH: The employer failed to ensure an employee was protected from a fall while installing plastic wind screens around a supported scaffolding system. The employee tasked with this work was operating (standing) atop the second walk through frame at the unguarded north end of the scaffold system.  The employee working in this condition was exposed to a fall of approximately 14 ft. to the pavement below.

Issued

Jan 5, 2016

Abate by

Jan 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Edinson Sterling DBA Sterlings Home Improvement on or about December 22, 2015, at the address of 521 Reynolds Rd. Toledo, OH: The employer did not ensure employees working from a tubular welded frame scaffold were trained to recognized and avoid hazards associated with this type of scaffold, such as fall hazards relating to: guardrail systems.