OSHA Inspection: SAND COUNTY EXTERIORS, LLC

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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 performing roofing activities on a residential roof over six feet above the lower level were not using fall protection.    *Abatement certification is required per 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Sep 12, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     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:    The employer had not trained employees exposed to fall hazards on how to recognize those hazards and on how to protect themselves by using fall protection.    *Abatement certification is required per 1903.19(c).