OSHA Inspection: DAVID PRINGLE

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1358.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:      a) Job site, 1441 Benton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 15, 2017, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were used while working on a ladder jack scaffold where fall hazards of approximately 17 feet existed.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1358.00 Reduced

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 system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:      a) Job site, 1441 Benton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 15, 2017, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were used where exposed to fall hazards of up to at least approximately 20 feet.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $824.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, 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; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:      a) Job site, 1441 Benton Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about February 15, 2017, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that the ladder, used to gain access to/egress from the roof of the house was properly set up in that it extended less than 1 foot above the roof line, it was not secured at it's top to prevent deflection and a grab rail was not provided.