OSHA Inspection: SIMPLE SOLAR, LLC

Issued

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2029.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them):   On or about 01/19/2021, the employer did not maintain jobsite inspections that were performed by a person competent to ensure employees were not exposed to fall from heights hazards during solar panel installation.

Issued

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4681.00 · Current $2341.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    On or about 01/19/2021, the employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during residential construction operations when workers were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately nine (9) feet, off the roof eve when they were installing solar panels.

Issued

2021-03-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): 29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  On or about 01/19/201, the employer did not verify that employees had received fall protection training and completed a written certification record in accordance with the standard.