OSHA Inspection: ROY CHACON

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $12,471

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)  421 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, employees working on a ladder jack scaffold, approximately 17 feet above grade, were not utilizing fall protection.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a)  421 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, employees were working from a ladder jack scaffold which had not been inspected for defects by a competent person before the work shift.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).  a)  421 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, employees were using a ladder jack scaffold where the platform height placed the workers within approximately three feet of energized power lines.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another.  a)  421 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, ladder jack scaffolds upon which employees were working had platforms that were bridged to one another.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a)  421 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, employees were performing end of day clean-up duties on a steeply pitched residential roof, approximately 17 feet above grade, without any means of fall protection.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:  a)  421 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, the anchorage point for the fall protection system, attached to a ladder on the roof, was not used independently for the sole purpose of supporting at least 5,000 pounds.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Dec 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

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)  421 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, employees were performing roofing work on a steeply pitched residential roof, approximately 17 feet above grade, without having been provided fall protection training.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.   a)  451 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, employees were using an aluminum ladder which did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface to access the roof and ladder jack scaffold.

Issued

Nov 23, 2016

Abate by

Dec 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   a)  451 North Rose Lane, Haverford, PA - On or about July 7, 2016, employees were using an aluminum ladders with multiple deficiencies and had not been provided training related to minimizing hazards related to ladders and stairways.