OSHA Inspection: PANA INCORPORATED

Issued

Feb 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,938 · Current $4,145 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.      A) Exterior, On scaffold in the front and back of the house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet while working on a make shift extension from a pump jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system (including end rails) or any other means of fall protection, on or about September 9th, 2019.         NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case   file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this   violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,089 · Current $3,555 Reduced

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 falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:      A) Exterior on the ground: An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below roofing and siding. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about September 9th, 2019.      Pana Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1404548, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 20th 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 9 Cotswold Way in Scarsdale, NY.     NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case   file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this   violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,875 · Current $8,300 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) Roof of the structure: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while engaged in roofing/siding work on the roof of a structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about September 4th, 2019.    Pana Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1404548, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on August 20th 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 9 Cotswold Way in Scarsdale, NY.    NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case   file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this  violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.