OSHA Inspection: BRET'S SUPERIOR PAINTING AND CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

May 27, 2021

Abate by

Jun 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist:   a) Sunbury Flood Water Pumping Station: Air monitoring for hazardous atmospheres was not conducted prior to employee entry into an 18-foot deep pit containing waste water pumping equipment, on or about February 10, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 27, 2021

Abate by

Jun 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) Sunbury Storm Water Pumping Station: The employer instructed his employees to perform work in an 18-foot deep pit containing a waste water pump and associated fixtures without first developing a written confined space entry program, on or about February 10, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 27, 2021

Abate by

Jul 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) Sunbury Storm Water Pumping Station: Employees who performed work in an 18-foot deep pit had not received training in the recognition of confined space hazards and in the steps necessary to perform the work safely, on or about  February 10, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 27, 2021

Abate by

Jun 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,022 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, 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 systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):   a) 430 S. 10th Street, Sunbury, PA: Employees performing painting activities around an unprotected floor opening were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 feet, on or about February 10, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED  Superior Painting and Contracting was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1228388, citation number 1, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on 4/27/17, with respect to a workplace located at 1020 Northern Blvd, Clarkes Summit, PA.