OSHA Inspection: THOMAS BIERTEMPFEL

Issued

2024-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1380.00 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 unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provided for an alternative fall protection measure:   a) Job site, 26 South Harrison Avenue, Bellevue, PA: On or about November 20, 2024, during window installation activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee used appropriate fall protection systems/devices when working on a roof, where a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet existed.

Issued

2024-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and that trained each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a) Job site, 26 South Harrison Avenue, Bellevue, PA: On or about November 20, 2024, the employer did not ensure that an employee was provided fall protection training before working on a porch roof to perform window installation activities where a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet existed.