OSHA Inspection: VALVERDE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:   (a) Worksite: Employees conducting framing activities from an aerial lift, in excess of 10 feet above ground level, were not wearing fall protection harnesses, or equivalent, to protect against falls to the ground below.

Issued

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 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) Worksite:  1) When employees were conducting residential construction activities from an aerial lift, an employee stepped out of the basket of the lift without wearing fall protection.  At that time he was exposed to a fall in excess of 10 feet to the ground below. 2) A worker conducting construction activities, while standing on a slide guard nailed to the roof of an unfinished porch, was not using fall protection to guard against a fall to the ground below.