OSHA Inspection: J.F.D. CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

May 16, 2012

Abate by

May 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person  (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them):                                                                        Employees conducting carpentry work while standing on a flat roof were exposed to a 10 foot fall and the employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person.

Issued

May 16, 2012

Abate by

Jun 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the ground below while performing carpentry work on the top of a flat roof used as a walking/working surface.