OSHA Inspection: BBC PITTSBURGH, LLC

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:       a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was in good repair in that at least one extension cord in use was found to have a damaged outer jacket that exposed the inner wiring.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment was properly used in that a relocatable power tap designed for home office use was used to power construction tools/equipment.     b) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer permitted internal house wiring to be removed from the walls and left exposed to contact from construction work along the walls near the stairway and on the floor of the second story.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1):  Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed:   a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a junction box located near the top of the stairway on the 2nd floor had all unused openings closed.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers:    Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that an outlet on the second story of the building had a cover.   b) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a junction box along the wall by the stairway on the first floor of the building had a cover.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:      a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that all working levels were fully planked.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:   a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a safe means of getting on/off the scaffold from the second story of the building was provided where an elevation difference of approximately 27 inches existed.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:   a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that the appropriate fall protection systems/devices were used while working on a scaffold where a fall hazard of up to approximately 13 feet existed.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $300 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, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were used while working on the second story of the building where a stairway floor opening existed, exposing an employee to a fall hazard of up to approximately 8 feet.

Issued

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): One stairrail system was not provided along each unprotected side or edge:   a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that a stairrail system was provided along an unprotected side/edge of a stairway where an approximate 8 foot fall hazard existed.

Issued

Feb 28, 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, were not protected by protective helmets:   a) Job site, 804 Chestnut Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 14, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate head protection was in use where working in area where tools could drop down onto him.