PITTSBURGH, PA —
OSHA Inspection: COST COMPANY, L.P.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COST COMPANY, L.P. in 120 RUSKIN AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341694057.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COST COMPANY, L.P.
- Site address
- 120 RUSKIN AVENUE
- City
- PITTSBURGH
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15213
- Mailing
- 2400 ARDMORE BOULEVARD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15221
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 198
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,519 · Current $6,519
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees a.) On or before August 8, 2016, at a worksite at 120 Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that an employee was not wearing head protection while exposed to struck-by hazards as he crossed beneath an end frame while scaffold components were being removed overhead.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6519
- — C (S) $6519
- — Z (S) $6519
1926.451 C01 III
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $9,161 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(iii): Ties, guys, braces, or outriggers were not installed to prevent the tipping of supported scaffolds in all circumstances where an eccentric load, such as a cantilevered work platform, was applied or was transmitted to the scaffold: (a) Jobsite, 120 Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: On or before August 8, 2016, employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazard in that wooden plank was being stacked on the outside of the scaffold without the inside being anchored to the building.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $9161
- — C (S) $11408
- — Z (S) $11408
1926.452 C05 III
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(5)(iii): Brackets used to support cantilevered loads were not used only to support personnel, unless the scaffold has been designed for other loads by a qualified engineer and built to withstand the tipping forces caused by those other loads being placed on the bracket-supported section of the scaffold: (a) Jobsite, 120 Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: On or before August 8, 2016, employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazard in that wooden plank was stacked on outriggers positioned the outside of the scaffold.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 C02 I
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $9,160 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement: (a) Jobsite, 120 Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: On or before August 5, 2016, employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazard in that lumber used for screw jack bases was cracked and sinking into a mulch bed. (b) Jobsite, 120 Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: On or before August 8, 2016, employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazard in that lumber used for screw jack bases was cracked and sinking into a mulch bed.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $9160
- — C (S) $11408
- — Z (S) $11408
1926.451 G02
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $9,160 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds: (a) Jobsite, 120 Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: On or before August 8, 2016, an employee was exposed to fall hazards ranging between 15 and 23 feet 6 inches while dismantling scaffold components.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $9160
- — C (S) $11408
- — Z (S) $11408
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms: (a) Jobsite, 120 Ruskin Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213: On or before August 5, 2016, employees were exposed to fall hazards ranging between 15 and 17 feet in that a top rail was missing on the entire second platform level.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $11408
- — Z (S) $11408
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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 341694057.
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