OSHA Inspection: MORALES CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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):   At the above addressed jobsite, employees engaged in residential roofing operations, sixteen (16) feet two (2) inches above the ground, were not protected from falling, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.   There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Dec 22, 2015

Abate by

Jan 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:  At the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall hazards while engaged in residential roofing operations and were not provided with training to recognize and minimize fall hazards.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).