OSHA Inspection: SKYWALKER, LLC

Issued

2021-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $1756.00 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 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)Skywalker, LLC at 806 Prairie View Drive, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to October 7, 2021, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while conducting roofing operations on a multi-family residential roof. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than fourteen feet.

Issued

2021-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a)Skywalker, LLC at 806 Prairie View Drive, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to October 7, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of fall protection systems prior to being exposed to the fall hazards while working on a multi-family residential roof.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than fourteen feet.

Issued

2021-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1171.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a)Skywalker, LLC at 806 Prairie View Drive, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to October 7, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the ladder the employees were using was extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the eave of the multi-family residential roof.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than fourteen feet.

Issued

2021-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  (a)Skywalker, LLC at 806 Prairie View Drive, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to October 7, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of ladders or recognize the hazards of using ladders when accessing upper areas of a multi-family residential roof.  This exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than fourteen feet.