OSHA Inspection: SEARCH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Issued

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedure(s) to control or minimize those hazards:                                                                                                     On or about November 6, 2012, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet to the dirt ground below, while accessing the roof of the building, to perform an inspection, from a scissor lift; the employee defeated the fall protection of the lift by climbing over the mid rail and top rail of the scissor lift mobile scaffolding.

Issued

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about November 6, 2012, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet to the dirt ground below, while working on a flat roof without wearing fall protection.