OSHA Inspection: PAUL BOOTS

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

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 systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b)(13):  (a) Jobsite, 101 Pittsburgh Street, Zelienople, PA: On or about July 16, 2015, an employee was working on a 10 foot high porch roof with unprotected sides and edges were not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Aug 6, 2015

Abate by

Aug 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(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, 101 Pittsburgh Street, Zelienople PA:  On or about July 16, 2015, an employee was trained on the hazards of falling and the necessary precautions to be taken while working at heights, but did not retain that knowledge to utilize fall protection while working on a residential roof.  The fall hazard to the employee was approximately 10 feet to the ground.