OSHA Inspection: ROBERT G. MILLER INC.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees without tipping, or had guardrails which blocked employee access to the cantilevered end:    a) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - An employee was observed working from a 12 foot long ladder jack scaffold platform approximately 19 feet above ground and the end of the platform extended approximately 3 feet past its support and was not restrained to prevent tipping or equipped with guardrails to block employee access to the cantilevered ends, on or about April 16, 2015.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used for access:    a) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - An employee was observed working from a 12 foot long ladder jack scaffold platform approximately 19 feet above ground and was not provided safe access to the platform by the use of a portable ladder, on or about April 16, 2015.    b) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - Employees were observed working from bridged ladder jack scaffold platforms approximately 18 feet - 22 feet above ground and were not provided safe access to the platform by the use of a portable ladder, on or about April 16, 2015.     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - An employee was observed without a personal fall arrest system while working from a 12 foot long ladder jack scaffold platform and was exposed to an approximate 19 foot fall to the ground below, on or about April 16, 2015.    b) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - Employees were observed without personal fall arrest systems while working from bridged ladder jack scaffold platforms and were exposed to a fall hazard up to 22 feet to the ground below, on or about April 16, 2015.     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered by experienced and trained employees under the supervision of a competent person:  a) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - Employees were observed working from ladder jack scaffolds that were not erected under the supervision of a competent person prior to the start of work, on or about April 16, 2015.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold 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) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - Employees working from ladder jack scaffold were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with ladder jack scaffold usage, on or about April 16, 2015.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet:    a) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - Employees were observed working from the platform of a ladder jack scaffold which measured 22 feet above ground, on or about April 16, 2015.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(2): Ladders used to support the ladderjack scaffolding did not meet the requirements of Sub-part X:  a) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - An employee was observed working from a 12 foot long ladder jack scaffold platform supported by two portable extension ladders where the ladders were set up at an unsafe angle, on or about April 16, 2015. The horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladders exceeded one-fourth of the working length. The foot of the ladders measured between 7 feet - 8 inches to 8 feet from their top supports and should have measured no more than approximately 6 feet.   b) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - Employees were observed working from bridged ladder jacks scaffold platforms supported by three portable extension ladders where the ladders were set up at an unsafe angle, on or about April 16, 2015. The horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladders exceeded one-fourth of the working length. The foot of the ladders measured between 8 feet - 9 inches to 10 feet from their top supports and should have measured no more than approximately 5 feet - 7 feet.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged one to another:  a) 401 E. Market Street, York PA - Employees were observed working from ladder jack scaffold platforms which were bridged together.  The employees were exposed to fall hazards up to 22 feet to the ground below, on or about April 16, 2015.  No abatement certification or documentation required.