OSHA Inspection: PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES

Issued

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7243.00 · Current $3622.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(12)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a scaffold was protected from falling in accordance 29 CFR part 1926, subpart L:      a) Job site, 237 7th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about October 30, 2017, during marquee letter changing activities, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate fall protection systems/devices while operating a Genie brand scaffold unit in that the mid rail had been raised up and secured in place to the top rail along the upper portion of the basket railing system, leaving a large opening to exist at the basket entry area, exposing an employee to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet.

Issued

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5432.00 · Current $2716.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wore a protective helmet when working in areas where there was a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:      a) Job site, 237 7th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about October 30, 2017, during marquee letter changing operations, the employer did not ensure that employees wore appropriate head protection while working in areas below the person raised up in a lift.