OSHA Inspection: ETZEL MASONRY INC.

Issued

Apr 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,774 · Current $3,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:      a) 3020 Faircourt Lane, Cranberry, PA: On or about February 7, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that the JLG Skytrack 10054 Telehandler Forklift Unit, Serial Number 0160041329, was equipped with a seat belt/operator restraint system, exposing an employee to the hazard of being thrown from the unit and pinned/crushed.

Issued

Apr 1, 2019

Abate by

Apr 5, 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:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) 3020 Faircourt Lane, Cranberry, PA: On or about February 7, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were in use at the mudbox area in that no fall protection of any kind was in use, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to at least approximately 25 feet.    b) 3020 Faircourt Lane, Cranberry, PA: On or about February 7, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were in use on the scaffold bay next to the mudbox area in that only a single cross brace was in place, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to at least approximately 25 feet.    c) 3020 Faircourt Lane, Cranberry, PA: On or about February 7, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were in use at ladder entry area in that there was a missing midrail section, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to at least approximately 25 feet.   d) 3020 Faircourt Lane, Cranberry, PA: On or about February 22, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were in use on the scaffolding inside the block wall while employees were performing daily job preparation activities such as loading in work areas, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to at least approximately 30 feet.

Issued

Apr 1, 2019

Abate by

Apr 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $3,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4): Where uplift could occur which would displace scaffold end frames or panels, the frames or panels were not locked together vertically by pins or equivalent means:      a) 3020 Faircourt Lane, Cranberry, PA: On or about February 7, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that the scaffolding frames in the scaffolding on the mudbox side of the job site were pinned together where uplift could occur.

Issued

Apr 1, 2019

Abate by

Apr 5, 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) 3020 Faircourt Lane, Cranberry, PA: On or about February 22, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees refrained from climbing walkthrough scaffold end frames or cross bracing to get between scaffold levels.