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OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN CONTRACTING ENTERPRISES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AMERICAN CONTRACTING ENTERPRISES, INC. in 401 PENN AVENUE, WILKINSBURG, PA 15221 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 347493538.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
AMERICAN CONTRACTING ENTERPRISES, INC.
Site address
401 PENN AVENUE
City
WILKINSBURG
State
PA
ZIP
15221
Mailing
1101 CHARTIERS AVENUE, MC KEES ROCKS, PA 15136

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
562910
Employees
25
Ownership type
A

Citations

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.501 B10

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $3918.00 · Current $3918.00

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 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:    (a) Worksite, 401 Penn Ave, Wilkinsburg,  PA, On or about May 13, 2024 - Employees performed roofing demolition and removed roofing substrates from the commercial building multi-level roof.  Employees were within 6-inches of the unprotected ledges of the multi-level low slop commercial building exposed to approximately 20-30 feet fall hazards. The employer did not ensure that employees were 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.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $3918
  • — C (S) $3918
  • — Z (S) $3918

1926.501 B04 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  (a) Worksite, 401 Penn Ave, Wilkinsburg,  PA, On or about May 13, 2024 - Employees performed roofing demolition on  the commercial building multi-level roof.  The skylights and other holes were open and were not guarded to prevent employees walking, working and falling through the openings on the roof exposed to 25 feet fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1926.850 H

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $3918.00 · Current $3918.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.850(h): When debris was dropped through holes in the floor without the use of chutes, signs warning of the hazard of falling materials were not posted at each level:  (a) Worksite, 401 Penn Ave, Wilkinsburg,  PA, On or about May 13, 2024 - When roofing debris was dropped through the hole in the roof,  a chute was not used and no warning signs were not posted at each level alerting materials were falling.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $3918
  • — C (S) $3918
  • — Z (S) $3918

1926.1101 F02 III B

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2350.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(f)(2)(iii)(B): The employer did not demonstrate that employee exposures were below the PELs by monitoring prior asbestos jobs within 12 months of the current or projected job, and where the monitoring and analysis conformed to the criteria set forth in 29 CFR 1926.1101, and the data was obtained  under workplace conditions "closely resembling" the processes, type of material, control methods, work practices, employee training, and environmental conditions used and prevailing in the employer's current operations:   a) Worksite, 401 Penn Ave, Wilkinsburg,  PA, On or about May 13, 2024 - The employer could not demonstrate with any data confirmed by monitoring and analysis representing a close resemblance of the conditions that  roofing ACM demolition at the Penn Ave Location would be below the permissible exposure limits under anticipated circumstance for all exposed employees.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $2350
  • — Z (S) $2350

1926.1101 G08 II E

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(g)(8)(ii)(E): Asbestos-containing material that was removed from a roof was dropped or thrown to the ground:   a) Worksite, 401 Penn Ave, Wilkinsburg,  PA, On or about May 13, 2024 - Employees were throwing asbestos containing materials such as but not limited to intake flashing and roofing transit to the lower level dumpster without a chute or tight-covered slide.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 347493538.