OSHA Inspection: TEXAS A-1 ROOFING & REMODELING

Issued

2022-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.   On or about March 22, 2022, at a residential dwelling, employees worked greater than six feet without fall protection, as a result, an employee fell to the ground below, sustaining injuries requiring in-patient hospitalization. The employer failed to report the work-related incident within 24-hours to OSHA.

Issued

2022-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2611.00 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):  On or about March 22, 2022, and times prior there to, at a residential dwelling, employees worked greater than six feet without fall protection, as a result, an employee sustained serious injury requiring hospitalization associated from an elevated fall to the ground below.

Issued

2022-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $349.00 · Current $209.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  On or about March 2, 2022, and times prior there to, at a residential dwelling, a training program for the prevention of falls was not developed & implemented for employees who performed construction, roof-work activity, at heights greater than  six feet, as a result, an employee sustained serious injury associated from an elevated fall to the ground below.