OSHA Inspection: JAN PARA CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

2022-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2230.00 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.  On or about December 7, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, ten (10) feet seven (7) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1500.00 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.  On or about December 7, 2021, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with falls.