OSHA Inspection: REY TEX GUTTERS SERVICES

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,500 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):     Building 4: On or about August 23, 2017, employees without fall protection were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet to the unpaved ground below, while loading material on the roof of a residential building.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Abate by

Sep 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,500 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:    On or about August 23, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet to the unpaved ground below, while loading new gutters on the roof of a residential building without being trained to recognize fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    Building 4: On or about August 23, 2017, employees were exposed to fall hazards, when using a ladder that was less than 3 feet above the upper landing surface, while gaining access to the roof.