OSHA Inspection: WATSON'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1246.00 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) Mercy Way Subdivision: On or about May 17, 2017, an employee used a Werner extension ladder to access the second level subfloor that measured approximately 11 feet edge to ground. The ladder did not have the side rails extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $32592.00 · Current $18692.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:     (a) Mercy Way Subdivision: On or about May 17, 2017, an employee was preparing to lay the second level subfloor while walking atop the floor joists and was not protected from falls that measured as high as approximately 13 feet from edge to ground.