OSHA Inspection: ABSOLUTE HOMES, INC.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14):  Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:   On or about 5/19/2014, 4376 Gunther Ave., 2nd Floor  a) Employees worked near an unguarded 5' x 7' balcony window opening. The window opening did not have standard guardrails exposing employees to an 8' fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, did not have one stairrail system along the unprotected side/edge:  On or about 5/19/2014, 4376 Gunther Ave.   a) Employees used a stairs with 13 risers, measuring 33" wide that did not have a stairrail system on the open, ascending side.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems:    On or about 5/19/2014, 4376 Gunther Ave.  a) The stairway landing was not guarded exposing the employees to an 8' fall hazard.