OSHA Inspection: IDEAL SYSTEMS USA, INC.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a) Double Block Residential Building, 383/385 Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees on the steep-sloped roof (12:12 pitch) of a double block residence were engaged in roof replacement activities without any means of fall protection and were exposed to fall hazards that ranged from six (6), six (6) inches to twenty-two (22) foot, four (4) inches, as observed on or about October 1, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification required for this violation.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,164 Reduced

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) Double Block Residential Building, 383/385 Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees used a 28-foot Type II Aluminum D-Rung Extension Ladder - Model D1228-2 for roof access/egress with fly section side rails that extended one (1) foot above the valley in the western main roof rake edge exposing the employees to a fall hazard, as observed on or about October 1, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is not required for this violation as the hazardous condition was corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(3): Ladders were loaded beyond their manufacturer's rated capacity:  a) Double Block Residential Building, 383/385 Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Two (2) employees whose combined weight was more than the duty rating of 225 pounds for the 28-foot Type II Aluminum D-Rung Extension Ladder - Model D1228-2 used the ladder at the same time exposing the employees to a fall hazard, as observed on or about October 1, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is not required for this violation as the hazardous condition was corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foor and top support):  a) Double Block Residential Building, 383/385 Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees used a 28-foot Type II Aluminum D-Rung Extension Ladder - Model D1228-2 for roof access/egress placed at a fifty (50) degree angle such that the  horizontal distance from the foot to the top support was eighteen (18) foot or three-fourths of the twenty-four (24) foot working length of the ladder exposing employees to a fall hazard, as observed on or about October 1, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is not required for this violation as the hazardous condition was corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:  a) Double Block Residential Building, 383/385 Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Employees had not received ladder training by a competent person as evidenced by their improper use of a 28-Foot Type II Aluminum D-Rung Extension Ladder - Model D1228-2 that included but may have not been limited to positioning the ladder at a fifty (50) degree angle, overloading the ladder above the rated capacity, extending the fly section side rails one (1) foot above the roof eave, and climbing down the ladder while facing away from the ladder. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard, as observed on or about October 1, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.