OSHA Inspection: DOWNES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2014-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(6): Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems:  a)  Loomis Chaffee Job Site,  Truss System walkway - On or about 1-31-14 - Employees were exposed to a ten foot, four inch fall hazard while using the access walkway in the truss system that was not equipped with a guardrail system.

Issued

2014-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.   a)  Loomis Chaffee Job Site - On or about 1-31-14 - Employees were using a job made ladder to access the walkway located in the metal truss system of the building.  The side rails of the ladder extended only eighteen inches above the wooden platform exposing employees to fall hazards of over ten feet.