OSHA Inspection: STEVENS & SONS ROOFING & REMODELING

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure:    a)  Jobsite, 301-311 Williamsburg Court, Presto, PA:  On or about December 4, 2013, employees were working on a residential roof and not protected from falling.  The fall hazard to the employees was approximately 18 feet to the ground.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 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) Jobsite, 301-311 Williamsburg Court, Presto, PA:  On or about December 4, 2013, employees were working on a residential roof and were not trained in the dangers of working at heights or the methods to recognize the hazards.  The fall hazard to the employees was approximately 18 feet to the ground.