OSHA Inspection: KOBUS CONSTRUCTION USA INC.

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1087.00 Reduced

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.    a) For the restaurant location as occurring on or about 11/06/2017, an employee working on a flat roof that was 11-12 feet high, removing a parapet wall in preparation to install a new parapet, was not protected from falling off of the unprotected edge with any kind of fall protection. Employee was exposed to fall hazards from the open edges of the roof and also for a cooler where the ladder to gain access to the roof was located. The cooler was 10 feet 8 inches high and employees had to walk onto the cooler to gain access to the roof.

Issued

2017-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1087.00 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) For the restaurant site as occurring on or about 11/06/2017, an employee accessed the 11-12 foot high roof to conduct framing work and was not trained in fall protection. The employee was not utilizing fall protection and was not aware of the height where fall protection was required.