OSHA Inspection: ERNESTO ALEJANDRO ESCOTO

Issued

2025-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $2074.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:  a) New residential construction located on 2520 Bleckley Place, Cumming, GA 30040, Second Level Top Plate: On or about 12/12/2024, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 23-feet, to the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided to employees engaged in framing activities.