OSHA Inspection: CARLOS CERRITOS

Issued

2012-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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).    The employer does not protect its employees from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system while employees are working from heights. This violation was observed on or about June 6,2012, located at the work site at or near 8235 Loetsch Ridge Way, Spring, TX, where an employee was exposed to an approximately 18 foot fall hazard and another employee exposed to an approximately 9 foot fall hazard while installing plywood decking on a roof of a newly constructed residential home without a fall protection system.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees are protected from falling to lower levels.