OSHA Inspection: LEVEL EDGE CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Aug 8, 2022

Abate by

Sep 9, 2022

Penalty

Initial $896 · Current $896

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street Luzerne, PA:  The employer failed to certify to OSHA that the citations (1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1 and 2-2)  had been corrected on or about June 28, 2022.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jun 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,977 · Current $7,977

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street, Luzerne,  PA: The employer failed to ensure employees working on lower levels exposed to impact hazards and falling object hazards wore hard hats, on or about, December 9, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jun 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $11,167 · Current $11,167

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street, Luzerne, PA:  The employer did not have a competent person inspect the scaffold prior to use,  the top rails of the guard rail system, platform floor and perimeter frame of the MEC 3084RT lift were damaged, on or about December 9, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jun 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,977 · Current $7,977

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(2)(iii): Where tools, materials, or equipment were piled to a height higher than the top edge of the toeboard, paneling or screening extending from the toeboard or platform to the top of the guardrail was not erected for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:  a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street, Luzerne, PA:  The employer piled materials to a height higher than the top edge of the toeboard and did not errect paneling or screening on or about December 9, 2021.

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jun 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,381 · Current $6,381

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street, Luzerne, PA:  The employer did not ensure employees were trained on the hazards associated with working on the lift on or about December 9, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jun 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,381 · Current $6,381

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.   a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street, Luzerne, PA: The employer did not ensure that training on the use and operation of fall protection systems was certified, on or about December 9, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jun 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $95,715 · Current $95,715

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street, Luzerne,  PA:  The employer did not ensure employees performing carpentry work  were exposed to eye hazards while using pneumatic nail guns and the employer used safety glasses, on or about, December 9, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 1, 2022

Abate by

Jun 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $111,671 · Current $111,671

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a) PENNDOT Salt Storage Stockpile #0432300, 411 Main Street, Luzerne, PA: The employer did not ensure that an employee performing carpentry work approximately fourteen feet four inches above the parking lot was protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system or personal fall arrest system, on or about December 9, 2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED