OSHA Inspection: WOOD STRUCTURE COMPANY

Issued

2012-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4620.00 · Current $2310.00 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:    a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 20 feet while performing carpentry work from the roof of a residential structure without the use of fall protection.    b) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 14 feet while performing carpentry work from the top of a wall on the second story of a residential structure without the use of fall protection.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.