OSHA Inspection: STUEVE CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

Apr 15, 2013

Abate by

Apr 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $4,158 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:     On or about February 23, 2013 and times prior thereto at 509 Island Harbor Marina Road in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, employees while decking the roof of a building under construction using a personal fall arrest system that was rigged to allow a free fall of approximately 15 feet.

Issued

Apr 15, 2013

Abate by

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $13,860 · Current $8,316 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.     On or about February 23, 2013 and times prior thereto employees working for Stueve Construction Company on a construction site located at 509 Island Harbor Marina Road in Pine Bluff, Arkansas were working at heights above 6 feet while decking the roof of a building under construction.  Employer had not trained its employees in recognition of fall hazards and effective methods to control them.     Stueve Construction company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 714259, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on January 10, 2013 with respect to a workplace located at 350 Jackrabbit Lane, Belgrade, Montana.

Issued

Apr 15, 2013

Abate by

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.   On or about February 23, 2013 and times prior thereto on a construction site located at 509 Island Harbor Marina Road in Pine Buff, Arkansas the employer had employees working at heights above 6 feet and did not have written certification that they had been trained in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards.