OSHA Inspection: KURT T ERTZ REMODELING & LANDSCAPING

Issued

2019-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

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 1926.501 (b):     (a)  Job site, 1485 Blossom Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about May 22, 2019, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure employee utilized fall protection systems/devices when employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2019-06-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 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)  Job site, 1485 Blossom Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about May 22, 2019, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure employees received fall protection training while working exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2019-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a)  Job site, 1485 Blossom Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about May 22, 2019, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure portable ladders were extended at least 3 feet above landing level where employees would access the roof.