OSHA Inspection: SIDESINGER HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    (a) 405 Ivory Road, York, PA - Employee(s) were observed performing roofing work activity on a 2 in 12 pitch porch roof 8 feet 1 inch high to a 4 in 12 pitch main residential roof approximately 16 feet high, without the benefit of a fall protection system, thereby exposing employees to a fall to the ground below, on or about May 26, 2016.         No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

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)  405 Ivory Road York, PA 17402 Residential home - Employees were observed using an aluminum extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface to the porch roof, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 8 feet 1 inch to the ground below, on or about May 26, 2016.      No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a)  405 Ivory Road York, PA 17402 Residential home - The employee was performing roofing work activity on a residential roof at height of approximately 8 feet 1 inch to approximately 16 feet where the employees were not protected by a fall protection system, and the employer did not provide fall protection training to the employees to recognize a fall hazard, thereby exposing employees to serious injury, on or about May 26, 2016.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section (fall protection training) by preparing a written certification record which contained the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  (a)  405 Ivory Road York, PA 17402 Residential home - The employee(s) were performing roofing work activity on a residential roof at height of approximately 8 feet 1 inch up to 16 feet where the employees were not protected by a fall protection system.  The employer did not verify a written certification record of fall protection training given to each employee exposed to fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to serious injury, on or about May 26, 2016.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.