OSHA Inspection: ROCHA MIDWEST CC LLC

Issued

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2238.00 Reduced

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:     On or about March 20, 2019, employees installing floor sheathing on the second floor level of a residential home at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.

Issued

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(viii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M:    On or about March 20, 2019, the employees on site were not familiar with the OSHA fall protection standards and the requirements held within.

Issued

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1598.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    On or about March 20, 2019, to access the working level, employees were utilizing a portable fiberglass stepladder in a manner that was not intended by design.