OSHA Inspection: WAITES CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

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.   a) On or about 06/30/2014 - U.S. Hwy 78 and Wolf Creek, Pell City, AL, employees placing rip rap stone on the slope of the bridge abutment for soil stabilization were observed standing on the bridge not protected from falls at approximately 11 feet above the ground.

Issued

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about 06/30/2014 - U.S. Hwy 78 and Wolf Creek, Pell City, AL, The employer had not trained employees on the hazard(s) associated with fall(s) prior to beginning work on the bridge.