OSHA Inspection: EG CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR, INC.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14):   Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.    (a)  On or about December 31, 2012, an employee standing in the wall opening performing framing on a two story multi-        family residence under construction was not protected by a conventional or alternative fall protection system         exposing himself to a 9 feet 3 inch fall hazard.