OSHA Inspection: PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Issued

2019-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers:      a) Job site, 1816 A Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 2, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that an appropriate system was implemented at the site to identify and correct safety and health hazards. Deficiencies noted during the inspection included, but were not limited to, abundant levels of construction debris laying in the walking/working path and on stairways, lack of handrails on stairways and electrical cords laying under construction debris that were subjected to physical damage.

Issued

2019-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:      a) Job site, 1816 A Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 2, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate fall protection systems/devices while in a dumpster, exposed to a fall height of approximately 6 feet 3 inches.    b) Job site, 1816 A Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 2, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate fall protection systems/devices while on the second floor of the building where floor holes existed, exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet.    c) Job site, 1816 A Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 2, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate fall protection systems/devices while on the second floor of the building where window openings existed, exposing employees to falls hazards of up to approximately 14 feet.

Issued

2019-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator:    a) Job site, 1816 A Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 2, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided with a medical evaluation prior to being permitted to voluntarily wearing a respirator.

Issued

2019-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, was not provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer:   a) Job site, 1816 A Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 2, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were given appendix D of the standard prior to wearing a respirator.

Issued

2019-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, 1816 A Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about August 2, 2019, during construction activities, the employer did not ensure that employees wore protective head gear where exposed to demolition debris falling on their heads from the loose material on the ceiling above.