OSHA Inspection: MANUEL TUBAC

Issued

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:   a) Job site, 6529 Ohio River Boulevard, Avalon, PA: On or about February 10, 2023, during gutter repair activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee used appropriate fall protection systems/devices where exposed to a fall hazard of up to approximately 25 feet.

Issued

Feb 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails were not extended at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was  not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:   a) Job site, 6529 Ohio River Boulevard, Avalon, PA: On or about February 10, 2023, during gutter repair activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee properly extended a ladder above the landing in that it was only extended above the roofline approximately 1 foot, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of up to approximately 25 feet.