OSHA Inspection: STATION BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Sep 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $68,590 · Current $68,590

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) Worksite - The employer does not ensure that appropriate fall protection equipment or methods are in use. This violation was most recently observed at 2020 Washington Blvd., Easton, PA on May 25, 2016, when employees engaged in roofing work were working at the unprotected edges of a residential roof, approximately 8 to 25 feet above a lower level on an 8 in 12 pitch, without utilizing any means of fall protection. The employer's ongoing obligation is to ensure that the necessary fall protection equipment and/or methods are in use for the duration of the fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,839 · Current $7,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:   a) Worksite - The employer does not ensure that appropriate eye protection equipment is used. This violation was most recently observed at 2020 Washington Blvd., Easton, PA on May 25, 2016, when employees engaged in roofing work were using pneumatic nail guns, without utilizing any means of eye protection. The employer's ongoing obligation is to ensure that the necessary eye protection equipment is in use for the duration of the pneumatic tool use.    Station Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1106495, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on April 20, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 9 Wells Drive, Wyngate at Medford, Medford, NJ.

Issued

Sep 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,839 · Current $7,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) Worksite - The employer does not ensure that portable ladders are being set to the correct working length. This violation was most recently observed at 2020 Washington Blvd., Easton, PA on May 25, 2016, when employees engaged in roofing work were using portable ladders for access that did not have their side rails extended at least three (3) feet. The employer's ongoing obligation is to ensure that portable ladders are properly set for the duration of their use.  Station Builders was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1106727, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on April 26, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 103-107 Alter Street, Philadelphia, PA.