OSHA Inspection: PARADISE PAINTING ENTERPRISE, INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,282 Reduced

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. On or about January 5, 2017, on a 6:12 pitch upper roof, an employee performing painting operations was not protected from a 25-foot fall hazard by use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system or any alternative fall protection.

Issued

Jan 17, 2017

Abate by

Feb 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On or about January 7, 2017, employees performing painting operations were not trained to recognize, control or minimize fall hazards while working from elevation.