OSHA Inspection: VERSATILE MASONS, LLC

Issued

May 17, 2012

Abate by

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $420 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    Two employees were observed performing masonry application to the chimney while standing on the 4:12 pitch roof of the residential structure without the use of any fall protection system.  The eave to ground distance was approximately 11'11" at the west side of the structure and approximately 11' at the front of the residential structure located at 11607 Old St. Charles Road, Bridgeton, MO, 63044.

Issued

May 17, 2012

Abate by

Jun 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:    The employer did not provide training to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling at 11607 Old St. Charles Road, Bridgeton, MO, 63044 and did not train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize the hazards of falling at 11607 Old St. Charles Road, Bridgeton, MO, 63044.