OSHA Inspection: FAMILY DECORATION INC.

Issued

Oct 10, 2017

Abate by

Nov 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,632 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) Jobsite, at or near 239 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 25th 2017, during demolition related construction activities, the employer did not ensure that scaffold base plates/mud sills were installed in order to keep the scaffold on site plumb and level.

Issued

Oct 10, 2017

Abate by

Nov 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:    a) Jobsite, at or near 239 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh PA: On or about August 25 2017, during demolition related construction activities the employer did not ensure that scaffold was adequately braced with horizontal and cross supports.

Issued

Oct 10, 2017

Abate by

Nov 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(3): Frames and panels were not joined together vertically by coupling or stacking pins or equivalent means:    a) Jobsite, at or near 239 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 25, 2017, during demolition related construction activities, the employer did not ensure that scaffold frame sections were pinned together.

Issued

Oct 10, 2017

Abate by

Nov 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.    a) Jobsite, at or near 239 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 25, 2017, during demolition work the employer did not ensure that all employees were protected from fall hazards greater than 6 feet.

Issued

Oct 10, 2017

Abate by

Nov 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations.    a) Jobsite: On or about August 25, 2017, before demolition work began on brick walls an engineering survey was not conducted to determine the conditions of the walls and the possibility of an unplanned wall collapse.