OSHA Inspection: D. BAUER ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Oct 19, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,453 · Current $3,000 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):   (a)  Jobsite:  On or about Monday, September 21, 2020, an employee was working on a roof and he was not protected from falling to the ground.  The fall hazard was about 13 feet to the ground.  The pitch of the roof was about 7 in 12.

Issued

Oct 19, 2020

Abate by

Oct 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer is to retrain each such employee such as inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding of skill:  (a)  Jobsite:  On or about Monday, September 21, 2020, employees need to be retrained on how and when to use fall protection when working from a roof.