PITTSBURGH, PA —
OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLD SYSTEMS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLD SYSTEMS in 606 CEDAR AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 343506754.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNIVERSAL SCAFFOLD SYSTEMS
- Site address
- 606 CEDAR AVENUE
- City
- PITTSBURGH
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15212
- Mailing
- PO BOX 220 550 WEST NEW CASTLE STREET, ZELIENOPLE, PA 16063
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,691 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a) Jobsite, 606 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about October 1, 2018, during scaffold erection activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee working at ground level wore protective headwear.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $5691
1926.451 E09 I
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,114 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(i): The employer did not provide safe means of access for each employee erecting or dismantling a scaffold where the provision of safe access was feasible and did not create a greater hazard: a) Jobsite, 606 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about October 1, 2018, during scaffold erection activities, the employer did not ensure that a safe means of access was provided, exposing employees to hazards such as falls of up to approximately 25 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $7114
1926.451 G02
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,959 · Current $6,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not ensure that fall protection was used by employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds where the installation and use of such protection was feasible and did not create a greater hazard: a) Jobsite, 606 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about October 1, 2018, during scaffold erection activities, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate fall protection systems/devices, exposing them to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6700
- — Z (S) $9959
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343506754.
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