OSHA Inspection: FENCES ETC., INC.

Issued

Nov 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,800 Reduced

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.  Jobsite:  The employee working from the elevated platform to cut the west end of the rolling gate cross brace was not protected from falling approximately 17 feet to the ground by the use of a guardrail system,  personnel fall arrest system or any other type of fall protection system.   On or about August 24, 2020, the employee fell while performing the above task and sustained serious injuries requiring hospitalization.

Issued

Nov 12, 2020

Abate by

Dec 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,735 · Current $1,200 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:  Jobsite: The employees exposed to fall hazards while cutting the west end of the rolling gate cross brace were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Nov 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.33(a): The employer did not maintain the OSHA 300 log, the privacy case list, the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records cover.  Establishment:  The employer did not maintain the log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300-A), the privacy case list, and the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records cover.