OSHA Inspection: BYLER CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms without being specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:      a) Jobsite, 101 Woodstone Lane, New Kensington, PA 15068:  On or about November 4, 2019, employees were working on a platform attached to the forks of a JCB brand 510-56 telescopic forklift to install hand rails on the uppermost floors of a condominium complex.  The platform and forks were not designed by the manufacturer for such use.  The employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Abate by

Jan 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:      a) Jobsite, 101 Woodstone Lane, New Kensington, PA 15068:  On or about November 4, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each employee using a scaffold platform elevated on the forks of a JCB brand 510-56 telescopic forklift were trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A):  The industrial truck was not equipped with a safety platform/cage firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks when used for lifting personnel:  a) Jobsite, 101 Woodstone Lane, New Kensington, PA 15068:  On or about November 4, 2019, employees were working on the forks of a JCB brand 510-56 telescopic forklift while installing new railings on the upper most units of a condominium complex.  The industrial truck was not equipped with a safety platform/cage firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks when used for lifting personnel.  The employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet to the ground below.