OSHA Inspection: BUTTS & BAUM BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

2016-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2272.00 · Current $1590.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.  On November 15, 2016 an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 16 feet where the ladder scaffold did not have guardrails or other suitable means were provided to protect the employee from falling to the ground.