OSHA Inspection: MEGA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · 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):    a) 10:12 pitched roof of new residential structure: On or about July 12, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure a fall protection method was implemented and/or used while an employee was sheathing the roof surfaces which exposed the employee to falls of 10-feet from the eave(s) to the unfinished ground below.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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:    a) 10:12 pitched roof of new residential structure:  On or about July 12, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the employer's training did not enable employee(s) to recognize and/or take the necessary safety precautions to avoid fall hazards while conducting roofing related activities which exposed an employee to falls up to 10-feet from the eave to the unfinished ground below.