OSHA Inspection: ELBIE BRICENO

Issued

Dec 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $3,729

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)  At 118 Whistle Down Way Lot 8, Bloomingdale, GA 31302, on or about November 3, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, in that the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without using fall protection.

Issued

Dec 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a)  At 118 Whistle Down Way Lot 8, Bloomingdale, GA 31302, on or about November 3, 2022, and at times prior to, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, in that the extension ladder the crew used to gain access to the roof did not have the side rails of the ladder extended at least three feet above the landing to provide safe access to the roof.