OSHA Inspection: BRA CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 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):   Jobsite:  The employees who were removing and re-erecting the guardrails during the residential construction activities were not protected from fall hazards by the use safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  Jobsite:  The employer did not verify through a written certification that employees were appropriately trained in fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  Jobsite:  The personal fall arrest system, used by the employee who was working from the basket of an aerial lift was not rigged such that the employee could neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level;