OSHA Inspection: FORSHEE CONSTRUCTION & RESTORATION LLC

Issued

2020-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10178.00 · Current $10178.00

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) On or about August 28, 2019, at a new residential construction located at 109 Federal Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, an employee was exposed to an 8-foot fall hazard, as he straddled the top frame of a tubular welded scaffold and a steel beam, while installing a rebar beam in a concrete wall, without using any means of conventional fall protection system.  Forshee Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard in OSHA inspection 1926/501(b)(1), Citation #1, Item # 2, with respect to a workplace located at 236 Castlewood Drive, North Palm Beach, FL, 33408.  The citation was issued on 08/12/2019 and became a final order on 06/25/2019.