OSHA Inspection: KLEIN CERAMIC TILE, INC.

Issued

2018-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $1885.00

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)  Employees installing fall protection on the 2nd floor patio deck were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.    (b)  Employees conducting residential construction activities on the 2nd floor were not protected from falling to the lower level due to the guardrails on the 2nd floor walk way were not installed properly. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.

Issued

2018-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1885.00 · Current $0.00 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 exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.