OSHA Inspection: SUNWISE ENERGY

Issued

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5064.00 · Current $5064.00

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   a). Jobsite, 375 Elkin Avenue, Indiana, PA 15701: On or about February 6, 2025, employees were observed working on a low-slope roof and were not protected from falling. Employees were observed working on the roof without the use of harnesses or any other fall protection device(s).  The employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a) Jobsite, 375 Elkin Avenue, Indiana, PA 15701:  Observed on or about February 6, 2025, employees were using a portable extension ladder to access the roof of a residential home.  The ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.   Employees using the ladder to access the roof were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet to the ground below.