OSHA Inspection: D.D.G. CONSTRUCTION SERVICE, INC.

Issued

Jul 20, 2015

Abate by

Jul 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   The employer is failing to protect the employees from fall hazards greater than 6 feet.  Employees of a subcontractor were working from the top of a wall on a new apartment building without wearing harnesses or lanyards.  The workers were exposed to falls of over 25 feet to dirt and stones below.

Issued

Jul 20, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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:   The employer is failing to provide employees with adequate and effective fall protection training prior to allowing them to work on a residential style construction.  This training would allow each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and allow them to understand the proper procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.