OSHA Inspection: WITHERSPOON SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2019-11-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

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):      On or about September 16, 2019, Witherspoon Services, Inc., as the controlling employer, had employees exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet, 10 inches without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.

Issued

2019-11-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:        On or about September 16, 2019, Witherspoon Services, Inc., as the controlling employer, had employees exposed to fall hazards of 9 feet, 10 inches, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended 1.5 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.