OSHA Inspection: OSCAR ASCOTA

Issued

2015-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   (a) Jobsite:  On or about April 3, 2015, five employees were working on a steep roof and they were not protected from falling.  The fall hazard was approximately 42 feet to the ground.

Issued

2015-04-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees  who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate  understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section.  Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where (1) Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or (2) Changes in the types of fall protection systems or equipment to be used render previous training obsolete; or (3) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill:   (a)  Jobsite:  On or about April 3, 2015, the employer needs to retrain each employee so that they retain and use the proper fall protection equipment when working from a roof.