OSHA Inspection: LOVITT & SONS, INC

Issued

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): "Hoist areas." Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system.    a.  On or about February 14, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee in a hoist area was exposed to falls of approximately seventeen (17) feet six (6) inches created by the presence of unprotected sides, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(9)(i): Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee performing overhand bricklaying and related work 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or shall work in a controlled access zone.    a. On or about February 14, 2013 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting overhand bricklaying operations approximately seventeen (17) feet six (6) inches above the ground did not set up a controlled access zone and were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.