OSHA Inspection: RHODES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Apr 29, 2025

Abate by

May 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  On or about April 16, 2025, the employer did not have a program in place to identify hazards found in the job site, of 11 Taft Street in Shelby, Ohio 44875. This program would assist employees in maintaining a safe working environment and supports the employer and employees in identifying and avoiding potential hazards such as, but not limited to, falls from at least 73 inches and the use of personal protective equipment required for job tasks.

Issued

Apr 29, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about April 16, 2025, the employer, working at the single story residential site address of 11 Taft Street in Shelby, Ohio 44875, did not ensure their employees had been  trained on how to use appropriate fall protection systems including but not limited to the personal fall arrest system the employer owned or alternative fall protection measures. Employees of Rhodes Construction Services, LLC were removing shingles from a residential roof, without the use of fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards of over six feet.

Issued

Apr 29, 2025

Abate by

May 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,128 · Current $1,050 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 shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure.   On or about April 16, 2025, the employer, working at the residential site address of 11 Taft Street in Shelby, Ohio 44875, did not ensure their employees were protected from fall hazards by properly using their personal fall arrest system. Employees were removing and replacing shingles from an existing roof with a 5/12 pitch on a single-story residential building without properly being anchored in or tied off to their fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards of over six feet.