OSHA Inspection: E.C. CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

2018-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $6467.00

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 was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) 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:    location: 4th floor  on or about: 2/28/18    a) Employees were working beside a wall opening while installing window frames. The employees, who were exposed to a fall of approximately 30 feet, were not using fall protection.        NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.