OSHA Inspection: LONE STAR STEEL

Issued

2014-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   On or about December 5, 2014 and in times prior thereto workers on roof of two story house did not have fall protection.  This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 21 feet, located at the new residential house construction site.