OSHA Inspection: KIDD AND SONS GENERAL CONTRACTING

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:      a) Job site, 339 Mansfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 12, 2019, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate fall protection systems/devices were in use on a steep pitched roof section of the building where fall hazards of up to approximately 13 feet existed.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, 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; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid pport that would not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:   a) Job site, 339 Mansfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 12, 2019, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that a ladder used for access to/egress from the roof was properly extended above the roof line in that it was extended approximately 2 feet above the roof line, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 13 feet.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:   a) Job site, 339 Mansfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about March 11, 2019, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that appropriate eye/face protection was in use when operating nail guns.