OSHA Inspection: AARON BOWERS

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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 1926.501 (b):     At 6223 Peach Tree Lane, Wichita, KS, employee(s) engaged in residential roofing worked from a 4 in 12 sloped roof without fall protection, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet from the eave to the ground and concrete below.

Issued

Oct 23, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    Jobsite located at At 6223 Peach Tree Lane, Wichita, KS, employee(s) accessed a roof using an extension ladder that did not extend three feet above the eave and the ladder was not secured at the top, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet to the concrete below.