OSHA Inspection: WOOD HOME CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2113.00 · Current $2113.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1):"Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a) On or about 07/13/2022, at Emerald Point Landing, located on 111 Whittier Road, in Rochester, New York, the employer did not enforce the use of fall protection for employees working on a elevated surface 9 feet above lower levels.  The employer allowed employees to perform framing work without fall protection exposing them to fall hazards.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED