OSHA Inspection: SCHURLE SIGNS INC.

Issued

Aug 16, 2024

Abate by

Sep 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $7,904 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(a)(2):Employees were allowed to work on surfaces which did not have the requisite strength and structural integrity:  At the jobsite located at 201 W. Old 75 HWY, Fairview, Kansas, employees engaged in sign removal activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 64 feet from the bottom of the sign to the ground below in that employees were allowed to walk on the floor of the sign which was constructed of sheet metal and aluminum framing and did not have the requisite strength to hold the employees.

Issued

Aug 16, 2024

Abate by

Sep 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $7,904 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  At the job site at 201 W. Old 75 HWY, Fairview, Kansas, employees engaged in sign removal activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 64 feet from the bottom of the sign to the ground below when accessing and working inside a sign box. Employees were first exposed to a fall hazard when they disconnected their fall harness from the telehandler lift anchor points and exited the basket. Employees were exposed a second time to a fall hazard inside the sign box, walking on the aluminum sheet metal floor without their fall protection connected to an anchor.

Issued

Aug 16, 2024

Abate by

Sep 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $7,904 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(a):Before it begins work at a worksite, each employer must ensure that a competent person identifies all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directs may work, and identifies each space that is a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary.  At the job site at 201 W. Old 75 HWY, Fairview, Kansas, employees engaged in sign removal activities were exposed to permit-required confined space safety hazards because the employer did not ensure a competent person identified all confined spaces in which employees may work. Employees performing signed work were doing so inside the sign box which is by definition a confined space.