OSHA Inspection: R B STAR BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Dec 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,600 Reduced

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)  Jobsite, 7503 Admiral Peary Highway, Cresson, PA 16630:  Observed on or about November 2, 2023, the employer did not ensure all employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects were protected by the use of protective helmets.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(14):   The employer did not ensure that each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening was less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface were protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:   a)  Jobsite, 7503 Admiral Peary Highway, Cresson, PA 16630:  Observed on or about November 2, 2023, the window openings on the second floor of a two story building were not guarded.  The bottom of the window openings were approximately 32 inches above the second-floor walking/working surface.  Employees engaged in framing activities on the second floor of  the building were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet 8 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 20, 2023

Abate by

Dec 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Jobsite, 7503 Admiral Peary Highway, Cresson, PA 16630:  On or about November 2, 2023, the employer did not maintain a written record of fall protection training for each for each employee working the jobsite including those employees working on a JLG 460SJ brand telescoping boom lift.