OSHA Inspection: EDGAR HUERTA

Issued

2018-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   (a) Edgewood Apartments south elevation, Third level top plate: On or about 07/10/2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to falls of approximately 32-feet to the lower level, in that a fall protection was not provided to an employee engaged in framing activities.