OSHA Inspection: RIEDL & SON LLC

Issued

Jun 5, 2012

Abate by

Jun 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):   The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.    Employer failed to provide certification that employees exposed to fall hazards had retained an understanding regarding the use of fall protection.

Issued

Apr 13, 2012

Abate by

May 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $770 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.      Employees have not retained the requisite understanding or skill pertaining to the use of fall protection.

Issued

Apr 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b)Note:  If using these systems was infeasible or created a greater hazard, the employer should develop and implement a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    Employees working from a residential roof at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.    Riedl and Son LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this or its equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 310766670, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, Issued on 7/8/2008, and was affirmed final order on 11/10/2008, with respect to a workplace located at N1666 Highway K, Fort Atkinson, WI 53539.