OSHA Inspection: FJ WINDOWS AND SIDING, INC.

Issued

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $2,813 Reduced

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)   a. On or about June 8, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential gutter operations, nine (9') feet six (6") inches above the ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a. On or about June 8, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting residential gutter operations was not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,875 Reduced

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. On or about June 8, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.