OSHA Inspection: A & E DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 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:    a)  On or about November 7, 2012, and times prior thereto, at the Duncan Donuts new-construction jobsite, the employer failed to ensure that a drywall contractor worker was fall protected while at an unprotected edge on a flat roof, exposing employee to fall hazards of 14.5 ft.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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 allowed, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a)  On or about November 7, 2012, and times prior thereto, at the Duncan Donuts new-construction jobsite, the employer failed to ensure that a 24-ft. portable fiberglass ladder side rails were extended at least three feet above a flat-roof platform, exposing employees to fall hazards of 14.5 ft.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.