OSHA Inspection: RICHARDSON VAN LEEUWEN CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2022-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $7252.00

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) Richardson Van Leeuwen Construction LLC DBA RVC at 900 Highway 133 in Carbondale, CO: On or about June 13, 2022, the employer did not ensure that temporary workers were protected by an adequate fall protection system when working next on the balcony edge at a residential construction site. This condition exposed workers to fall hazards of greater than 11 feet.

Issued

2022-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $7252.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a) Richardson Van Leeuwen Construction LLC DBA RVC at 900 Highway 133 in Carbondale, CO: On or about June 13, 2022, the employer did not ensure that temporary workers received fall protection training before they were exposed to fall hazards when working at heights of 11 to 22 feet without adequate guardrail systems. Two temporary workers were directed to reinforce the temporary guardrails on the building's second- and third-floor balconies after RVC noted the system was inadequate. One worker fell approximately 11 feet when the guardrail failed to support their weight.