OSHA Inspection: SOTO CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $3547.00

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, 2001 Beldale Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 13, 2025, during siding activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee on the roof of the home used appropriate fall protection systems/devices, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of up to approximately 30 feet.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $3547.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:     a) Job site, 2001 Beldale Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 13, 2025, during siding activities, the employer did not ensure that employees had a safe means of getting on/off a supported scaffold, exposing them to falls of up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:   a) Job site, 2001 Beldale Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 13, 2025, during siding activities, the employer did not ensure that employees had appropriate fall protection in place on a supported scaffold, exposing employees to falls of up to approximately 20 feet.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not ensure that each employee who performed work while on a scaffold was 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) Job site, 2001 Beldale Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 13, 2025 during siding activities, the employer did not ensure employees who worked on a scaffold had scaffold safety training. Deficiencies noted during the inspection included, but were not limited to, lack of proper fall protection and not having a safe way on/off the scaffold.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:   a) Job site, 2001 Beldale Street, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about January 13, 2025, during siding activities, the employer did not ensure a system was in place to identify and correct safety issues. Deficiencies noted included, but were not limited to, lack of fall protection on the roof, failing to ensure a safe way on/off the scaffold was used, employees on scaffold not using head protection while others worked on roof above them and failing to use appropriate fall protection on the scaffold.