OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC ISLANDERS

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $950.00 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.      On the east side of the commercial building, an employee cutting tree limbs while standing on a commercial building roof edge without fall protection was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1413.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step.        On the east side of the building, an employee used the top step of a folded A-frame ladder to access and egress the roof area was exposed to a fall hazard over 6 feet.