OSHA Inspection: NICK HOLTGER CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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):     (a)  Employees sheathing roof trusses were exposed to a fall of 13.5 feet to compacted soil without any type of fall protection being used.         ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  The employer did not provide training to employees in recognizing fall hazards and mitigating them while exposed to a fall from a residential roof of 13.5 feet.          ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a)  Employees positioned portable extension ladders for use to access the roof without having them extended 3 feet above the roof surface.        NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2012-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13):     The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    (a) Employees utilized a portable stepladder to access the roof through the trusses by stepping on the top step.        NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED