EASTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: STEVE SAWYER
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of STEVE SAWYER in 20 N 5TH ST ROCK CHURCH, EASTON, PA 18042 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 341501450.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STEVE SAWYER
- Site address
- 20 N 5TH ST ROCK CHURCH
- City
- EASTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18042
- Mailing
- 10 N 14TH STREET, EASTON, PA 18042
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F15
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph: a) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, a scaffold platform was used to increase the working height of employees while they were working from a ladder jack scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 K01
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m) a) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, employees are working on a ladder jack scaffold 40 feet above grade.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 K04
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4) Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping: a) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, ladders were not secured by fastening to structure to prevent slippage.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.452 K05
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another. a) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, employees are working from a ladder jack scaffold where the platforms are bridged to one another.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B05 I
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder: a) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, ladders used to support the platforms of a ladder jack scaffold are not placed at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder, causing a potential for displacement. b) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, the ladders used to access the platforms are at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder, causing a potential for displacement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B16
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired: a) Rock Church, Easton, PA -On or about May 25, 2016, ladders used to support the platforms and used to access the platforms by employees have bent rungs and not taken out of service.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
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) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, employees working from a ladder jack scaffold up to 40 feet above grade were not provided with fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 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) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, the employer did not train employees on the hazards associated with properly setting up a ladder jack scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,796 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) Rock Church, Easton, PA - On or about May 25, 2016, two employees were working from a ladder jack scaffold, approximately 40 feet above grade, from the same side of a scaffold plank.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2796
- — Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341501450.
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