OSHA Inspection: ERWIN BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

2021-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 10/06/2021, the employer did not protect employees who were engaged in construction, which was consistent with residential framing operations,  6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels.  The employees were conducting framing operations and were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately ten (10) feet.