OSHA Inspection: A.S.K. CARPENTRY, LTD.

Issued

Feb 22, 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 February 1, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing carpentry operations from rafters approximately nineteen (19') feet above the ground were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Apr 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $978 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.  On or about February 1, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting carpentry operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.