OSHA Inspection: I.H. WEISS CO. LTD.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,675 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(11): The employer did not ensure that portable ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface had side rails that extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.  Location:  outside of hotel front entrance; Hotel main entrance glass platform  Date:  On or about 10/04/2019:  a) Employees used a ladder access to the top of an awning to perform cleaning work. The ladder was extended 1 foot above that working platform.  b) Employee used a metallic aluminum to access to an upper level (glass platform) The ladder was extended 1 foot above that working platform.

Issued

Mar 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  Location: a) Sidewalk to the exposed edge of the awning; outside of hotel front entrance  a) On or about 10/04/2019, two employees working on top of an awning exposed to a fall hazard.  The awning was approximately 21 feet above the next lower level (concrete sidewalk).