OSHA Inspection: SAVANT HOMES, INC.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,423 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrails systems, safety net  systems, personal fall arrest systems (PFAS), or other approved alternative fall protection systems:      (a) Savant Homes, Inc. @ 1032 W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80527.  On or before June 29, 2016, as part of the injury/accident prevention responsibilities under its safety program, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees forming concrete walls were protected from falling.  An employee who was stripping concrete form panels while standing on the tops of the concrete walls was not using fall protection.  This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of falling 6 feet 4 inches to the ground.    Abatement note:  Alternative methods of abatement include the use of saw horse platforms on the opposite sides of the forms being stripped, the use of ladders on the opposite sides being stripped, or the use of extended-length pry bars while standing on the ground, while ensuring that no exposure to falling panels occurs.