UNIONTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: MARK'S HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of MARK'S HOME IMPROVEMENTS in 99 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, UNIONTOWN, PA 15401 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 347503161.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MARK'S HOME IMPROVEMENTS
- Site address
- 99 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
- City
- UNIONTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15401
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 748, NEW SALEM, PA 15468
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $2,939 · Current $1,470 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (a) Jobsite: On or about May 22, 2024, an employee was not protected from falling about 12 feet from a residential porch roof. The pitch of the roof was about 2 in 12. (b) Jobsite: On or about May 22, 2024, two employees were not protected from falling from a ladder jack scaffold. The fall hazard was up to about 19 feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1470
- · Z (S) $2939
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- May 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Jobsite: On or about May 22, 2024, the employer needs to train his employees on when and how to use fall protection when working at heights in residential construction.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.452 K05
- Issued
- May 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another: (a) Jobsite: On or about May 22, 2024, employees were working from a ladder jack scaffold that was bridged. The fall hazard was up to approximately 19 feet to the ground.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.503 C03
- Issued
- May 30, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503 (c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill: (a) Jobsite: On or about May 23, 2024, employees need to be retrained on how and when to use fall protection when working on residential roofs.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 347503161.
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