OSHA Inspection: BITTENBENDER CONSTRUCTION LP

Issued

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $6791.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.    a) Jobsite: 2nd floor, north east corner, wall opening along Chestnut Street - An employee boarding up an unprotected wall opening was exposed to a fall hazard without the use of a fall protection system.  The unprotected outside bottom edge of the wall opening measured 13 feet 3 inches above ground level, and the unprotected inside dimensions of he wall opening measured 7 foot 8 inches high (from the floor to the top of the wall opening) and 15 feet wide.    Observed on or about 2/12/18.