OSHA Inspection: SIGNATURE BUILDING SYSTEMS OF PENNSYLVANIA, LLC

Issued

Jan 4, 2022

Abate by

Jan 24, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a runway or similar walkway was protected from falling 4 feet (1.2 m) or more to a lower level by a guardrail system:  a) Sheathing department: An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately eight (8) feet in height while working on a catwalk outside of the guardrail system during installation of building unit exterior sheathing, on or about July 9, 2021.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Jan 4, 2022

Abate by

Jan 24, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.30(c)(3): The employer did not retrain an employee when inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicated that the employee no longer had the requisite understanding or skill necessary to use equipment or perform the job safely:  a) Sheathing Department: The employer did not retrain employees who were exposed to fall hazards while working on catwalks outside of the guardrail system thus indicating the employees lack of understanding to perform the job safely, on or about July 9, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jan 4, 2022

Abate by

Jan 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.23(c)(8): The employer did not ensure that the top cap and/or the top step of a step ladder were not used as steps:   a) Sheathing Department: An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately seven (7) feet to the concrete ground level below while using the top step of a step ladder to gain access to an elevated catwalk, on or about July 9, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jan 4, 2022

Abate by

Jan 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,266 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:  a) Sheathing Department: The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working beneath the elevated catwalks or building unit roofs exposing ground employees to potential head injury from falling objects such as but not limited to, pneumatic nail guns, on or about July 9, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jan 4, 2022

Abate by

Jan 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,756 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:  a) Signature Building Systems of PA LLC: The employer did not list object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill, in column F for each employee listed on the 300 log for 2021. The last injury documented before inspection was on June 30, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.