OSHA Inspection: YX CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2019-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2132.00 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.    Location: a) On the second floor Northeast side of the jobsite:    On or about 09/30/2019, an employee was measuring for the preparation work for framing around a window opening.  The bottom edge of the wall opening was approximately 22 inches above the floor level. He was exposed to falling approximately 10 feet to the lower level. The employee was not protected by the use of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems.