OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN HOME SPECIALISTS, INC.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3492.00 · Current $3492.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system, or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), by the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system]:   a) Job site, 4755 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 26, 2018, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were using appropriate fall protection systems/devices where exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 25 feet.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1): The warning line was not erected around all sides of the roof work area:   a) Job site, 4755 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 26, 2018, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that flag lines were erected around all sides of the work area in that the main roofing area had flag lines up, but the roof access and materials storage area did not, and no other form of fall protection was in use there, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 13 feet.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i): When mechanical equipment was not being used, the warning line was not erected to not less than 6 feet (1.8 m) from the roof edge:   a) Job site, 4755 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 26, 2018, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that flag lines were set up no closer than 6 feet from the edge of the roof, in that it was determined flag lines along the front of the building were approximately 4 feet from the edge of the roof, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 18 feet.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(2)(ii): The rope, wire, or chain was not rigged and supported in such a way that its lowest point (including sag) was no less than 34 inches (.9 m) from the walking/working surface and its highest point was no more than 39 inches (1.0 m) from the walking/working surface:   a) Job site, 4755 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 26, 2018, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that flag lines were correctly set up in that they were determined to be located at about 12 inches above the roof, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 18 feet.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 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, 4755 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 26, 2018, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided with appropriate fall protection training where exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 25 feet.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 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 competent persons designated by the employers:   a) Job site, 4755 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 26, 2018, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that ensure that appropriate competent person inspections were performed at the job site, resulting in employees being exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 25 feet.

Issued

2018-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2): The employer did not determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees were to work had the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely:   a) Job site, 4755 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA: On or about June 26, 2018, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that a roof integrity analysis had been performed.