OSHA Inspection: HOOVER CANVAS AWINGS

Issued

2015-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  On or about 08 June, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee installing an awning on a commercial building without the use of fall protection, exposing the worker to a 8-foot fall hazard.