OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY LUTHERAN HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Issued

2024-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14518.00 · Current $8500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(7): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface near an opening, including one with a chute attached, where the inside bottom edge of the opening is less than 39 inches (99 cm) above that walking-working surface and the outside bottom edge of the opening is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by the use of one of the systems listed in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(7)(i)-(iv).   29 CFR  1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, shall be protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  (a)The Village at Penn State, 260 Lions Hill Rd, Apt 212.  On or about October 24, 2023, an employee was working thru a wall opening (open window), cleaning an adjacent window.  The employee was not utilizing any form of fall protection and was working approximately 21'3" above grade.  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.