OSHA Inspection: KING CARPENTRY INC.

Issued

Apr 27, 2015

Abate by

May 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 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) Front of Building - Subcontractor's workers were constructing a public walkway without using fall protection and were exposed to a 9 feet 11 inches fall hazard onto concrete, on or about February 13, 2015.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.   For the purposes of this inspection, this employer was determined to be the controlling employer of the jobsite. The employer is being cited under OSHA's Multi-Employer Workplace Policy.