OSHA Inspection: EGZ CARPENTRY LLC

Issued

2025-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers. Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.  a) On or about November 17, 2025, employees were exposed to a 13 ft 11 in fall hazard while performing siding work at a residential jobsite from a ladder jack scaffold without utilizing a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system.

Issued

2025-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable: (1) The nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area;  (2) The correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used;  (3) The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold;  (4) The maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffolds used; and  (5) Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart  a) On or about November 17, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that employees performing siding work on a ladder jack scaffold were trained by a qualified person to recognize and minimize hazards. Specifically, employees were not trained on the need for proper means  of conventional fall protection. As a result, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 13 ft 11 in.