OSHA Inspection: OLD BAY PAINTING COMPANY, L.L.C.

Issued

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3207.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a)  At 9789 Timber Circle Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about December 27, 2016 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to prepare walls for painting while standing at the edge of a roof without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet 9 inches to the ground below.

Issued

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3207.00 · Current $1960.00 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)  At 9789 Timber Circle Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about December 27, 2016 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work from a roof top with first training his employees on fall protection to include, but not limited to how to set up and dismantle fall protection and the requirement for fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet 9 inches to the ground below.