OSHA Inspection: NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION COMPANY-NRC

Issued

Nov 29, 2016

Abate by

Dec 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,231 · Current $5,762 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), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    a) On or about September 6, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite - employees performing residential roofing were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately eleven (11) feet.    The Neighborhood Restoration Company/NRC was previously cited for a 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 329825, citation number 1, item number 1a  and was affirmed as a final order on May 8, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1849 W. 21st Place, Chicago, IL. 60608.

Issued

Nov 29, 2016

Abate by

Dec 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,879 · Current $4,115 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    a) On or about September 6, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite - employees performing residential roofing were using a portable ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing the  employees to fall hazards of approximately eleven (11) feet    The Neighborhood Restoration Company/NRC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 329825, citation number 1, item number 1b  and was affirmed as a final order on May 8, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1849 W. 21st Place, Chicago, IL. 60608.