OSHA Inspection: AUCACAMA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jun 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,200 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     a.  On or about May 26, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, thirteen (13) feet eight (8) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jun 28, 2017

Abate by

Jul 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $800 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 May 26, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.