OSHA Inspection: GATEWAY CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    (a) The employer did not ensure that employees were using fall protection when conducting framing carpentry work on a commercial building.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Abate by

Aug 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $0 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:      (a) The employer did not ensure that employees were trained in recognizing fall hazards and implementing fall protection.

Issued

Jul 18, 2018

Abate by

Jul 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      (a) The employer did not ensure that a ladder used for access extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.