OSHA Inspection: OMNI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Employees engaged in cleaning up construction debris on the third floor were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 22 feet due to no fall protection being provided when the employee walked out onto a third floor unguarded balcony to place construction debris at 5400 Queens Road in Lawrence, Kansas.

Issued

Jan 16, 2018

Abate by

Feb 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): A training program was not provided to each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards, to enable that employee to recognize the hazards of falling, and be trained in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  Employees engaged in cleaning up construction debris on the 3rd floor of residential building B located at 5400 Queens Road, Lawrence, Kansas were exposed to fall hazards in that the employee was not instructed in the recognition of hazards associated with falls and the methods to mitigate those hazards.