OSHA Inspection: BESSENROTH BUILDERS INC.

Issued

2014-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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:  On or about 15 January, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, four employees were re-nailing the roof of a building under construction without the use of fall protection, exposing the workers to a fall hazard of up to approximately 11 feet and 10 inches to the ground floor below.