OSHA Inspection: OELKE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.

Issued

2012-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(i): Each employee who was constructing a leading edge 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Note:  If the employer could demonstrate that it was infeasible or created a greater hazard to use these systems, a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502 should have been developed and implemented.    Employees applying sheathing at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.

Issued

2012-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Employees exposed to fall hazards were not trained on how to recognize and mitigate those fall hazards.