OSHA Inspection: PATERNITI MALENA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4681.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10):Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-sloped roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8m) or  more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line systems and guardrail systems, warning line systems and safety net systems, or warning line systems and personal fall arrest systems, or warning line systems and safety monitoring systems:  A) Paterniti Malena Construction, on or about March 12, 2021 at the address of 4102 West Lake Rd., Erie, PA: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of at least 10-feet while conducting roofing work on low slope roof with a roof pitch of 4:12. Roof work included but was not limited to installing a metal roof, tearing off, and roof deck work.  Employees were working on the roof without the benefits of any type of fall protection.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  A) Paterniti Malena Construction, on or about March 12, 2021 at the address of 4102 West Lake Rd., Erie, PA: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of at least 10-feet while conducting roofing work on low slope roof with a roof pitch of 4:12.  Employees had not received fall protection training.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  A) Paterniti Malena Construction, on or about March 12, 2021 at the address of 4102 West Lake Rd., Erie, PA: The company did not have a safety/health program to address hazards on construction sites.  Employees were performing roofing operations.

Issued

2021-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s).  A) Paterniti Malena Construction, on or about March 12, 2021 at the address of 4102 West Lake Rd., Erie, PA: the employer did not initiate and maintain safety and health programs, in that, the company did not do frequent and regular inspections of the job site by a competent person to identify hazards in the workplace.  Employees were conducting roofing work operations at the site.