OSHA Inspection: KERSTETTER HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    (a) 206 Pine Street, Steelton, PA - Employee(s) were observed performing roofing work activity on a 16 in 12 pitch residential roof without the benefit of a fall protection system, thereby exposing employees to a fall of approximately 9 feet to dormer valley between the two houses and 20 feet to the ground below, on or about November 16, 2017.         No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Dec 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $0 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) 206 Pine Street, Steelton, PA - Employee(s) were observed using the scaffolding as access to the residential roof without the benefit of base plates, thereby exposing employees to injuries, on or about November 16, 2017.    No abatement certification or documentation required.