OSHA Inspection: RYKEY PROPERTIES LLC

Issued

Jun 27, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  (a) Throughout the site; The employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site to identify and correct hazards including, but not limited to, falls and portable ladder use.

Issued

Jun 27, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 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) Apartment complex, various locations; One or more methods of fall protection was not in place while employees performed work from the third story floor at heights greater than 6 feet above ground level.

Issued

Jun 27, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $2,233 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  (a) Northwest side of apartment complex;  A multi-positional ladder used as an extension ladder placed at ground level and used for accessing the second story floor was not of sufficient height to allow for the side rails to extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface, was not equipped with a grasping device(s), and was not effectively secured to prevent displacement.

Issued

Jun 27, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13):  The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:   (a) Northwest side of apartment complex;  The top step and top cap of a Keller stepladder was used as a step by employees while accessing/egressing the third story floor.