OSHA Inspection: GREAT WHITE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jan 23, 2017

Abate by

Feb 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $25,097 · Current $25,097

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 performing roofing work on a roof six feet or more above the ground are not protected from fall hazards by a fall protection system.   The employer fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on August 8, 2016, when employees were tearing off roofing materials and installing shingles on the 7:12 pitch roof of a two-story residence at 11315 Landing Estates Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32257 without the use of complete fall protection systems and were exposed to fall hazards of 9-foot 11-inch and 14-foot.  Great White Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 997948, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on April 14, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 228 Melissa Ray Drive, Jacksonville, FL.  Great White Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a willful violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 996902, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on April 15, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 4324 Queensway Drive, Jacksonville, FL.  Great White Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 983753, citation number 02, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on September 30, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 11645 Falling Leaf Trail, Jacksonville, FL.  Great White Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 959679, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on April 23, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 96 Bayside Drive, Palm Coast, FL.  Great White Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 941605, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on November 6, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1421 Chablis Court North, Orange Park, FL.  Great White Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 931265, citation number 01, item number 002 and was affirmed as a final order on November 6, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 2276 Gabriel Drive, Orange Park, FL.  Great White Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 447093, citation number 01, item number 002 and was affirmed as a final order on June 27, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 12957 Everett Street, Jacksonville, FL.