OSHA Inspection: EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2020-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3084.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net.  (a) 280 N. Westend Blvd Quakertown, PA:  On or about October 24, 2019, employees installed sheathing on the low sloped roof of a one-story, commercial building, but fall protection was not used.

Issued

2020-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3084.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the portable ladder's length, the ladder side rails did not extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access and the ladder was not secured at its top to a ridge.  (a) 280 N. Westend Blvd Quakertown, PA:  On or about October 24, 2019, employees used a portable, 24-foot aluminum extension ladder to access a roof, but the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface.