OSHA Inspection: CAESAR CHAVEZ

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Abate by

May 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

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 4038 Riverchess Drive, Lot 117 Tell River, Atlanta, Georgia:  On April 20, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Abate by

May 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  At 4038 Riverchess Drive, Lot 117 Tell River, Atlanta, Georgia:  On April 20, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting and inspecting fall protection and the requirement to use fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a)  At 4038 Riverchess Drive, Lot 117 Tell River, Atlanta, Georgia:  On April 20, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to use a six foot a frame ladder to gain access to the second level of the house using the top of the ladder as a step exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10.4 feet to the ground below.