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Rick Otto: OSHA inspections and violations

Butler, Pennsylvania · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
3citation items
$2,200current penalties
Apr 5, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Rick Otto once in Pennsylvania.

The inspection began on Apr 5, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Butler.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,000 and now stand at $2,200, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Rick Otto averages $2,200 (1 cited inspection).

Rick Otto: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341380509 OPENED APR 5, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Oct 9, 2019

130 Short Street, Butler, PA 16001 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
 Serious$1,200$660Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$1,540Apr 12, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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