OSHA Inspection: M&B PLUMBING

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:  (a) On or about 4/12/2019 - Lot #2159 at 3084 Iris Drive in Hoover, AL, employees were exposed to fall hazards while passing tools and plumbing materials through a wall opening approximately 12 feet 3 inches above ground level without fall protection.

Issued

Oct 3, 2019

Abate by

Oct 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $2,728 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) On or about 04/12/2019 - Lot #2159 at 3084 Iris Drive in Hoover, AL, employees were not trained to recognize fall hazards while passing tools and materials through a wall opening approximately 12 feet 3 inches above ground level.