OSHA Inspection: JAMES DUNLAP CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5)(i):  Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall have guardrail systems which comply with subpart M of this part -- Fall Protection:    Employees accessed a scaffold platform via an inclined, unguarded ramp and were exposed to a fall of about 12 feet

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $510.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support:    The ladder used to access a roof extended about 1.5 feet above the roof's surface and was not secured at the top.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed:    A 12 foot step ladder used by employees to gain access to a roof was used as if it were an extension ladder.