OSHA Inspection: CLIFFORD'S VINYL SIDING, INC

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a. On or about September 6, 2012, at the job site, employees working on a ladder jack scaffold at a height of 13 feet 6 inches were not tied off or using fall protection, exposing themselves to a fall hazard.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.    a. On or about September 6, 2012, on the 4:12 pitch roof, employees performing siding work were not protected from a 10 feet fall hazard by the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

Sep 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On or about September 6, 2012, the employer did not train employees about fall protection and the hazards associated with working from elevations.