OSHA Inspection: C. BENNETT BUILDING SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

May 31, 2018

Abate by

Jun 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $5,000 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 was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.     On 5/4/2018, employees of C. Bennett Building Supply, Inc. were working on the roof of a residential building located at 2413-2424 Pleasant Valley Drive, Saint Charles, MO.  Employees were engaged in chimney repair work at approximately 23 feet above a lower level.  Exposed employees were not utilizing guardrail systems, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  The employees were observed on the roof of the building without fall protection, exposing themselves to a fall to the ground below.

Issued

May 31, 2018

Abate by

Jun 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):   The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    The employer's training program did not enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling at 2413-2424 Pleasant Valley Drive, Saint Charles, MO and did not train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize the hazards of falling.