OSHA Inspection: ALEX GUTTERS AND IRONWORKS, LLC

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Aug 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   (a)   Alex Gutters and Ironworks, LLC at 1661 Geneva St. Aurora, CO 80010: On June 25, 2019 the employer did not ensure employees were protected from injury, in that an employee working on the roof of a three story apartment building was not utilizing a fall protection system.  The employee was fatality injured when fell to the ground while in the process of removing the gutter.    (b)   Alex Gutters and Ironworks, LLC at 1661 Geneva St. Aurora, CO 80010: On or before June 25, 2019 the employer did not ensure employees were protected from injury, in that employees removing gutters while working on the roof of a three story apartment building were not utilizing a fall protection system.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet.

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Aug 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

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)   Alex Gutters and Ironworks, LLC at 1661 Geneva St. Aurora, CO 80010: On or before June 25, 2019 the employer did not ensure employees were protected from injury, in that employees removing gutters while working on the roof of a three story apartment building were not utilizing a fall protection system.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet.

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Aug 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,044 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:    (a)   Alex Gutters and Ironworks, LLC at 1661 Geneva St. Aurora, CO 80010: On June 25, 2019 the employer did not report to OSHA a work-related fatality within eight hours.  An employee fell from the roof of a three story apartment building and sustained fatal injuries.