OSHA Inspection: TARAS YAKIMISHCHAK

Issued

Mar 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,320 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.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations, twelve (12) feet six (6) inches above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:  a.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees wearing personal fall protection systems while performing residential roofing operations were not attached to the lanyard and rope by the D-ring in the center of the employees' backs near shoulder level, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2024

Abate by

Apr 24, 2024

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.  On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations had not been provided with fall protection training, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2024

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,340 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 March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable extension ladder used to gain access to the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the roof's surface, was not secured at its top, and was not provided with a grasping device, thereby exposing an employee to fall hazards.