OSHA Inspection: MEJIA P. MASONRY LLC

Issued

Dec 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) Jobsite, 2099 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA, On or about November 8, 2019, an employee was working from the window sill and the second level of a scaffold at approximately 14 feet above the ground and was not protected from falling.

Issued

Dec 18, 2019

Abate by

Jan 8, 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, 2099 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about November 8, 2019, an employee was working from a scaffold that was approximately 14 feet above the ground, was not protected from falling, was working from the "X" braces and the window sill, which demonstrates a lack of understanding and training on the hazards associated with working on scaffolding.

Issued

Dec 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) Jobsite, 2099 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about November 8, 2019, an employee was working from a scaffold platform that was not fully planked.

Issued

Dec 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) Jobsite, 2209 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about November 8, 2019, an employee was working from a scaffold that was two frames high and was exposed to fall hazards because the base plates were not secured to the mud sills and did not provide a solid foundation for the scaffold.

Issued

Dec 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,705

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a) Jobsite, 2209 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA:  On or about November 8, 2019, an employee was using the top step of a portable ladder to reach the work location.