OSHA Inspection: THE BROTHERS THAT JUST DO GUTTERS - ST LOUIS

Issued

2024-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $3871.00 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).   At 5560 Page Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63122, on August 16, 2024, employees were exposed to falls from working at heights greater than six feet on a residential structure without protection from guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.   The employee was working at the edge of the roof without any other employee nearby.

Issued

2024-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $2766.00 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: on the front of the structure a ladder was placed against the sloping eave of the house with less than three feet above the upper landing.  At 5560 Page Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63122, on August 16, 2024, employees were exposed to falls from a ladder whose rails did not extend at least three feet above the landing surface.