OSHA Inspection: OWEN TROYER

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met, and had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at least included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were using products including, but not limited to, propane for roofing operations.  The company did not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were using products including, but not limited to, propane for roofing operations.  The company did not have safety data sheets for the products.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were using products including, but not limited to, propane for roofing operations.  Employees did not have hazard communication training.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were using products including, but not limited to, propane for roofing operations.  The propane cylinder was not labelled as its contents and its physical and health hazards.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were engaged in roofing activities including, but not limited to, installing Mule-Hide Products SA-SBS Cap Sheet to the roof of a wood-framed single family dwelling.  Employees were exposed to an 11.7-foot fall hazard, and were not utilizing a means or method of fall protection.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were engaged in roofing activities including, but not limited to, installing Mule-Hide Products SA-SBS Cap Sheet to the roof of a wood-framed single family dwelling.  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 11.7-feet from the roof.  Employees did not have fall protection training.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were using a Werner Saf-T-Master Type III Household metal ladder (M/N:  D716-2) to access/egress the roof of the structure.  The metal ladder was only extended 6-inches above the roofline, and was not otherwise secured to prevent displacement.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were using a Werner Saf-T-Master Type III Household metal ladder (M/N:  D716-2) to access/egress the roof of the structure.  Employees did not have ladder safety training.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  The employer did not have a safety and health program.

Issued

2019-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart:  A.)  Owen Troyer dba Troyer's Carpentry, 515 Myrtle Street, Erie, PA  16507, on or about December 28, 2018 and times prior thereto:  Employees were heating Mule-Hide Products SA-SBS Cap Sheet with a propane torch to get the material to adhere to the wood roof of the structure.  A fire extinguisher was not present on-site during the heating operations.