OSHA Inspection: JOSE JUAN TEJEDA

Issued

2022-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4351.00

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:   New townhome construction located on Lots #1-6 Evensted Way, Smyrna, GA 30080, Unit #4, third level top plate: On or about 02/24/2022, the employer exposed employees to falls of approximately 29-feet from the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided to employees engaged in framing activities using the top plate as a walking/working surface.