YORK, PA —
OSHA Inspection: LIMESTONE BUILDERS LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of LIMESTONE BUILDERS LLC in 840 CARLISLE ROAD, YORK, PA 17401 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 342270006.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LIMESTONE BUILDERS LLC
- Site address
- 840 CARLISLE ROAD
- City
- YORK
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17401
- Mailing
- 1553 LIMESTONE ROAD, COCHRANVILLE, PA 19330
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 IV
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use: a) 840 Carlisle Road York, PA - The employer used a JLG 8042 material handler to support a scaffold platform that was not designed by the manufacturer for that purpose, thereby exposing employees to injuries on or about April 21, 2017. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.451 C02 V
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork: Preamble to Subpart L promulgated new paragraph (c)(2)(iv) & (v) in final rule to provide guidance. Added provision requires that in the case of fork-lifts, the entire scaffold platform be secured to the forklift: a) 840 Carlisle Road York, PA - The employer used a JLG 8042 material handler to support a scaffold platform that was not secured to the forklift, thereby exposing employees to injuries on or about April 21, 2017. No abatement certification or documentation required
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) 840 Carlisle Road York, PA - Employees were observed performing roofing activity on a steep roof 10 in 12 pitch without the benefit of a complete fall protection system, thereby exposing employees to a fall of 9 feet 6 inches to the ground below, on or about April 21, 2017. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.602 C01 VI
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks; the load engaging means was not fully lowered when leaving a powered industrial truck unattended: a) 840 Carlisle Road York, PA - Employees were observed working from an elevated work platform placed on the forks of a JLG 8042 material handler. The operator had dismounted the JLG 8042 leaving no one at the controls, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 9 foot 6 inch, on or about April 21, 2017. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $4,346
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: (a) 840 Carlisle Road York, PA- Employees were observed using an aluminum extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface of the scaffold platform, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet 6 inches to the ground below, on or about April 21, 2017. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4346
- — Z (S) $2173
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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 342270006.
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