OSHA Inspection: PARADIGM CONTRACTORS, INC

Issued

2014-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) Construction Site: On or about November 5, 2013, and at times prior, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately eighteen feet to the concrete below while walking the top plate to install trusses on the apartment complex.

Issued

2014-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a) Construction Site: On or about November 5, 2013, and at times prior, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately eighteen feet to the concrete below due to lack of adequate training in the recognition of fall hazards and the means to control these hazards.