OSHA Inspection: SAWFISH GENERAL CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

2016-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person.    (a)  A competent person was not on site to perform frequent and regular inspections of the job site to ensure that hazardous conditions were found and corrected.

Issued

2016-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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):     (a)  Employees conducting carpentry activities on a residential roof with a 6:12 pitch were not protected from falling to the lower level.  This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 19 feet.    (b)  Employees installing sheathing on a residential roof with a 6:12 pitch were not protected from falling to the lower level.  This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 19 feet.

Issued

2016-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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:    (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.