OSHA Inspection: LOFT CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks . This requirement is applicable to construction work per 29 CFR 1916.602(d):  a) 1 Leverington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA: Employees operating a rough terrain forklift at the jobsite were not trained in the safe operation of the forklift.  Condition was observed on or about 28 MAR 2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $3789.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts  to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:  a) 1 Leverington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA: The employer did not ensure that a job made wooden box being supported by a rough terrain forklift used to elevate employees was properly attached to the forks, thus exposing employees to fall hazards.  Condition was observed on or about 28 MAR 2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $3789.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:  a) 1 Leverington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA: The employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while working in a wooden box supported by a rough terrain forklift at heights greater than 10 feet without the use of an appropriate fall protection system.  Condition was observed on or about 28 MAR 2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:  a) 1 Leverington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA: The employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while working in a wooden box supported by a rough terrain forklift at heights greater than 10 feet without properly securing a lifeline to a structural member capable of supporting 5,000 pounds.  Condition was observed on or about 28 MAR 2019.

Issued

2019-08-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $5304.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph:  a) 1 Leverington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA: Employees conducting framing activities on top of a residential apartment building were not provided adequate fall protection; thus exposing employees to falls of approximately 40 feet.  Condition was observed on or about 28 MAR 2019.