OSHA Inspection: BUFFALO CREEK BUILDERS LLC

Issued

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  (a)   721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE, IN DRIVEWAY - Employees used various electrical tools, including a miter saw, a table saw, and portable tool battery chargers, and plugged them into a 4 receptacle outlet box that had been mounted to an aluminum engineered work platform, and the receptacle box did not have a faceplate installed, thereby exposing employees to electrical shock hazards, on or about March 30, 2016.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE, IN DRIVEWAY - Employees used various electrical tools, including a miter saw, a table saw, and portable tool battery chargers, and plugged them into a 4 receptacle outlet box that had been mounted to an aluminum engineered work platform, and the flexible cord that was used to energize the outlet had been connected without strain relief, thereby exposing employees to electrical shock hazards, on or about March 30, 2016.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  (a)   721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE, IN DRIVEWAY - Employees used various electrical tools, including a miter saw, a table saw, and portable tool battery chargers, and plugged them into a 4 receptacle outlet box that had been mounted to an aluminum engineered work platform, and the flexible cord that was used to energize the outlet contained multiple areas where the insulation of the cord had been damaged and the electrical conductors were clearly visible and exposed, thereby exposing employees to electrical shock hazards, on or about March 30, 2016.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:  (a)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE - Employee(s) performed siding work from a pump jack scaffold system, and the Werner 24 foot engineered plank that the employee(s) worked from extended approximately 54 inches past the support it was resting on the North side of the platform, thereby exposing the employee(s) to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet to the ground below.  (b)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, EAST SIDE - Employee(s) performed siding work from a pump jack scaffold system, and the Werner 32 foot engineered plank that the employee(s) worked from extended approximately 36 inches past the support it was resting on the North side of the platform and 38 inches past the support on the South end of the platform, thereby exposing the employee(s) to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet to the ground below.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 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)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE - Employee(s) performed siding work from a pump jack scaffold system.  The pole that was being used to support the scaffold at the South end was resting directly on the stone driveway, and the support pole at the North end of the scaffold was resting on a 2x4 board where the bottom of the pole was hanging off of the board and not fully supported, thereby exposing the employee(s) to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet to the ground below, on or about March 30, 2016.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Sep 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:  (a)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE - Employee(s) performed siding work from a pump jack scaffold system, and the support poles had been secured to the house at the top of the pole, but had not been secured to the house at the bottom of the pole, thereby exposing the employee(s) to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet to the ground below.  (b)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, EAST SIDE - Employee(s) performed siding work from a pump jack scaffold system, and the support poles had been secured to the house at the top of the pole, but had not been secured to the house at the bottom of the pole, thereby exposing the employee(s) to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet to the ground below.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:  (a)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, EAST AND WEST SIDES - Employees performed work from two pump jack scaffold systems, and the scaffolds had been erected and used in a condition that was not safe, including lack of fall protection, missing mud sills, work platforms that were not wide enough, scaffold poles that were not tied into the structure properly, and extension ladders that were used as work benches, thereby exposing the employees to serious injury, on or about March 30, 2016.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE - Employee(s) performed siding work from a pump jack scaffold system at a height of approximately 19 feet, and the scaffold had not been equipped with any fall protection, thereby exposing the employee(s) to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet to the ground below.  (b)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, EAST SIDE - Employee(s) performed siding work from a pump jack scaffold system at a height of approximately 25 feet, and the scaffold had not been equipped with any fall protection, thereby exposing the employee(s) to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet to the ground below.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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)  721 HAMPTON COURT, ROOFTOP - Employee(s) walked along the second story roof of the residence while handing material over the East side of the roof, and the employee(s) was not protected by any means of fall protection, which thereby exposed employee(s) to fall hazards ranging from approximately twenty (20) to thirty (30) feet to the ground below, on or about March 30, 2016.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a)  721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG, ROOFTOP - Employee(s) accessed the roof of the residence, and the rungs of the Werner 20 foot extension ladder extended approximately 10 inches past the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to possible injury, on or about March 30, 2016.  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

May 5, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:  (a)   721 HAMPTON COURT, HARRISBURG PA, WEST SIDE, IN DRIVEWAY - Employees used various electrical tools, including a miter saw, a table saw, and portable tool battery chargers, and plugged them into a 4 receptacle outlet box that had been mounted to an aluminum engineered work platform, where the UL listing designates this style of box to be mounted to wall studs/joists.  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.