The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Cinnaminson contractor Station Builders for various violations at Pennsylvania job sites.
The announcement was made via an OSHA press release on Monday afternoon.
Station Builders was cited for failing to provide fall protection to employees at sites located in Easton, PA; Allentown, PA; and Bethlehem, PA. There were two separate sites in Easton.
Three willful, four repeat and six serious safety citations were issued to Station Builders on September 23, 2016.
Investigations began as early as November of 2015 and citations were issued for “lack of fall protection and personal protective equipment, and improper use of portable ladders,” according to the release.
“Since November 2015, OSHA offices in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have inspected Station Builders’ work sites and issued citations 16 times. In each case, the violations included preventable hazards related to lack of fall protection,” said Jean Kulp, director of OSHA’s Allentown Area Office.
“The company can easily eliminate the hazards by using readily available and reusable personal protective equipment, or by making simple modifications to its work practices, yet it continues to expose workers to dangerous conditions. This will not be tolerated by OSHA.”
OSHA proposed penalties totaling $291,997 against Station Builders, according to the release.
All four citations are below:
http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/StationBuildersInc1138549.pdf
http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/StationBuildersInc1157012.pdf
http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/StationBuildersInc1155798.pdf
http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/StationBuildersInc1150159.pdf
Station Builders has 15 days to comply with the citations, request a meeting with the area director from OSHA or argue the findings in front of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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