OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN BLOCK CARPENTRY INC.

Issued

2015-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 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:  On or about April 27, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to approximately 10 feet fall hazards while working without fall protection.

Issued

2015-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:   On or about April 27, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to impalement hazards while working near rebar that was not guarded at the construction site.

Issued

2015-05-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:   On or about April 27, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were using stairways that were not equipped with one handrail and stairrail to get access to the 2nd floor of a new building construction.