OSHA Inspection: PEDRO RAMIREZ

Issued

Nov 30, 2012

Abate by

Dec 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 9550 E. Lincoln, Wichita, KS, employee(s) engaged in residential roofing, worked from a 5 in 12 sloped roof without fall protection, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet from the eave to the concrete and ground below.

Issued

Nov 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladder used to access the upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access and the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not be provided.    At 9550 E. Lincoln, Wichita, KS, employee(s) were accessing the 5 in 12 sloped roof with a metal, extension ladder, which did not extend 3 feet above the eave and the ladder was not secure, exposing employees to an approximately 18 feet fall to the concrete and ground below.