OSHA Inspection: ORM SERVICES CORP

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Dec 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,676 · Current $6,342 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):     Instance 1:  On or about 8/11/2017, an employee wearing a harness was installing trusses on a multi-story residential property and was exposed to a fall hazard of falling 4 stories to the ground due to not being attached to an anchoring point.    Instance 2:  On or about 8/11/2017, an employee wearing a harness was installing trusses on a multi-story residential property and was exposed to a fall hazard of falling approximately 11ft due to using the wrong personal fall arrest system.     ORM Services Corp was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 982934 citation number 01, item number 001, issued on 8/25/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 11000 Miramar Boulevard, Miramar, Florida 33025, which became a final order on 4/7/2015.    PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.