OSHA Inspection: RECONSTRUCTION EXPERTS, INC.

Issued

Mar 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,800 · Current $6,000

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 system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was an alternative fall protection measure provided:      (a) Reconstruction Experts, Inc. at 2550 Custer Drive, Unit C, Fort Collins, CO 80525:  On and before January 27, 2015, the exposing/controlling employer did not ensure each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or personal fall arrest system in that approximately twelve subcontractor employees and the controlling employer's superintendent were engaged in tearing off an old roof and applying a new roof on a single story apartment complex.  This condition exposed the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet.        Reconstruction Experts, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of the same or substantially similar condition of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 742541, Citation Number 1, Item 1 issued on December 6, 2012 and became Final Order on December 20, 2012 with respect to a workplace located at 2450 Palmer Park Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80909.