OSHA Inspection: DAVID L. LESONIK, JR.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v):A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  A.)  David L. Lesonik, Jr. dba Dave Lesonik Contracting, 5148-5154 Peach Street, Erie, Pennsylvania  16509, east side of the plaza, on or about December 9, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees were in a JLG 400S aerial lift performing work duties that included, but was not limited to, screwing in starter strip to a parapet wall.  The employees were not utilizing a personal fall arrest harness with a lanyard attached to the boom / basket of the aerial lift when the aerial lift was in the elevated position.  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of at least 14-feet.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation.  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1):  Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  A.)  David L. Lesonik, Jr. dba Dave Lesonik Contracting, 5148-5154 Peach Street, Erie, Pennsylvania  16509, east side of the plaza, on or about December 9, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees were securing starter strips to a parapet wall while working a top the parapet.  Employees were not utilizing a means or method of fall protection when exposed to a fall hazard of 22.8-feet to the ground below.  B.)  David L. Lesonik, Jr. dba Dave Lesonik Contracting, 5148-5154 Peach Street, Erie, Pennsylvania  16509, east side of the plaza, on or about December 9, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees were securing starter strips to a parapet wall while working a top the parapet.  Employees were not utilizing a means or method of fall protection when exposed to a fall hazard of 7.8-feet to the roof surface below.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation.  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.

Issued

2021-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i):  Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (Construction Reference 1926.103)  A.)  David L. Lesonik, Jr. dba Dave Lesonik Contracting, 5148-5154 Peach Street, Erie, Pennsylvania  16509, east side of the plaza, on or about December 9, 2020 and times prior thereto:  Employees were provided with N95 respirators for voluntary use when performing work operations that included, but were not to, metal saw cutting and general cleaning/sweeping where nuisance dust could be generated.  Employees were not provided with 29 CFR 1910.134 Appendix D.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.