OSHA Inspection: BIRD CONTRACTING ROOFING & REMODELING

Issued

Jun 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   Jobsite located at 1713 Ottawa Rd., Salina, KS; employees engaged in residential roofing work on a 5 in 12 pitch roof, were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 17 feet from the eave to concrete on the side of the house and up to 12 feet, 1 inch to the ground at the front of the house.  Fall protection present at the jobsite was not used.

Issued

Jun 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:  Jobsite located at 1713 Ottawa Rd., Salina, KS; employees engaged in residential roofing work were not adequately trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards.