OSHA Inspection: AOK HOME QUEST

Issued

May 9, 2017

Abate by

May 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 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.  a.  On or about April 4, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential re-roofing operations on a low sloped roof (4:12 or less), eleven (11) feet two (2) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.    a.  On or about April 4, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

May 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall.    a.  On or about April 4, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a portable ladder to access the roof was carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.