OSHA Inspection: PLATZ INC.

Issued

2022-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, 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:  a) On or about 6/6/22 at a residential new build located at 4750 Carley Court, Hamburg, New York; employees were framing and sheathing a 2 story house. Employees were standing on the top plate while framing with a fall height of approximately 18 feet. There were no fall protection measures in place.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED