OSHA Inspection: FREDDY CASCANTE

Issued

Sep 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $2,520

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems or a combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system.   Workers were observed engaged in commercial construction activities re-roofing an existing  structure. Workers were exposed to potential fall hazards from heights between 12.4 and 13.7 feet in that a proper fall protection system was not utilized.

Issued

Sep 12, 2013

Abate by

Oct 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.     Workers were observed engaged in commercial construction activities re-roofing an existing  structure. Workers were exposed to potential fall hazards from heights between 12.4 and 13.7 feet in that the workers were not properly trained in fall protection criteria.