OSHA Inspection: JOSE F. RAMIREZ-HERNANDEZ

Issued

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    (a) Second level, new residential construction located at 2075 Hydrangea Lane, Austell, Ga.: Employees laying out the second floor and framing at heights of approximately 20 feet above ground level, were exposed to falls when a fall protection system was not provided.