OSHA Inspection: ROSS SEESE CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4268.00 · Current $2561.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  On or about March 12, 2018, at the construction site located at 5605 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, the employer failed to maintain a safety and health program that ensured fall hazards were detected and corrected.

Issued

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8536.00 · Current $5122.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.   a. On or about March 12, 2018, at the construction site located at 5605 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, the employer failed to ensure that the employee working from the clubhouse canopy roof was utilizing fall protection, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard.    Ross Seese Construction & Development Company, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1245106, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/06/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 4813 Warner Road, Westerville, Ohio.