OSHA Inspection: BLACK DIAMOND FRAMING

Issued

2022-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4351.00

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) Black Diamond Framing located at1790 Heirloom Drive Windsor, CO 80550:  On 11/30/2021, the employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from a fall hazard by conventional fall protection and/or devices.   An employee working on a second floor patio without fall protection at condominium complex located within the Raindance subdivision, in Winsor, Colorado was exposed to fall of approximately 12 feet from the top of a patio to the ground below.   (b) Black Diamond Framing located at1790 Heirloom Drive Windsor, CO 80550: On 11/30/2021, employees tasked with completing the framing of a condominium complex located within the Raindance subdivision, in Windsor, Colorado, were not protected from falls of approximately 12 feet by conventional fall protection and/or devices. Two employees were observed completing framing activities at/from the eave of a first floor roof without using fall protection.   (c) Black Diamond Framing located at 1790 Heirloom Drive Windsor, CO 80550:  On 11/30/2021, while in the process of completing the framing of a condominium complex located within the Raindance subdivision, in Windsor, Colorado,  the employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from a fall hazard by conventional fall protection and/or devices. An employee, working on a second floor patio without fall protection, was exposed to a fall hazard from a height of approximately 12 feet from the top of the patio to ground level.

Issued

2022-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(b)(1): The top edge height of the top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, was not 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level.    (a) Black Diamond Framing located at 1790 Heirloom Drive Windsor, CO 80550:  On 11/30/2021, while in the process of completing the framing of a condominium complex in the Raindance subdivision in Windsor, Colorado, the employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from a fall hazard by an adequate guard rail.  Three (3) framers were exposed to falls of 12 feet, while working on the second floor with a top rail that was installed at 56 inches above the walking-working surface.