OSHA Inspection: STRONG CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $9,959

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing - On or about August 22, 2017, the employer did not ensure a competent person conducted frequent and regular inspections of the job site.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $4,268

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing Unit 7 & 8 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees removed framing braces which had multiple protruding nails and piled the removed bracing near walkways and points of egress

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $5,691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions:   a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees performing frame carpentry work were exposed to overhead struck by hazards but did not wear hard hats.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $5,691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite:  a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing - On or about August 22, 2017, employees used a gasoline powered generator, which was fueled by an adjacent 5 gallon gas can, but a fire extinguisher was not available on site.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,114 · Current $7,114

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):  a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing - On or about August 22, 2017, The employer did not certify that an employee operating a JLG 944E-42 rough terrain forklift had been trained and evaluated.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $99,589 · Current $99,589

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 systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees worked from the top plates of the second floor while receiving and setting trusses, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet.  b) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37, 38, 39 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees worked around and above unguarded openings in the second floor, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet.  c) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37 and 39 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees walked and worked on the second floor with perimeter edges that were not guarded, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet.  d) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 7 and 8 - On or about August 22, 2017, Employees walked and worked on the second floor with window openings that were not guarded, exposing them to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet.   STRONG CONTRACTORS, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1219850, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 03, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 05/23/2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT TRADITIONS OF AMERICA, LOT 3 AND 4, CENTER VALLEY, PA.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $85,359 · Current $85,359

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37 - On or about August 22, 2017, employees were observed climbing the structure framing to access elevated work areas.  STRONG CONTRACTORS, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD,29 CFR 1926.1051(a), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1219850, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 04a, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 05/23/2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT TRADITIONS OF AMERICA LOT 3 AND 4, CENTER VALLEY, PA.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:  a) Construction site, Fortuna Crossing, unit 37 - On or about August 22, 2017, employees used a Werner step ladder in its closed position to access an elevated work area.  STRONG CONTRACTORS, INC., WAS  PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1219850, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 04b, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 05/23/2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT TRADITIONS OF AMERICA, LOT 3 AND 4, CENTER VALLEY, PA.