PITTSBURGH, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MARSA, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MARSA, INC. in 7225 MCKNIGHT ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 343650958.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MARSA, INC.
- Site address
- 7225 MCKNIGHT ROAD
- City
- PITTSBURGH
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15237
- Mailing
- 1000 CASTLEVIEW ROAD, CASTLE SHANNON, PA 15234
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 159
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E09 I
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,501 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(i): The employer did not provide a 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 or the employer did not have a competent person determine whether it was feasible or would pose a greater hazard to provide, and did not have employees use a safe means of access: a) Job site 7225 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 7, 2018, during scaffold erection activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate safe access was in use for an employee to get from one level to another in that he was observed climbing the cross braces.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7501
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides or ends of platforms or guardrails systems were not installed before the scaffold was released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews: a) Job site 7225 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 7, 2018, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that proper scaffold fall protection practices were followed in that materials/equipment were loaded onto the scaffolding for movement over to the roof of the building before all guardrail systems were installed, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 13 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,501 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) Job site 7225 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 7, 2018, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were in use where employees were exposed to a fall hazard of at least approximately 13 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $7501
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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, shall be protected by protective helmets: a) Job site 7225 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about December 7, 2018, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee working below the scaffolding while it was under erection wore appropriate head protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 343650958.
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