OSHA Inspection: ROBERT RISING

Issued

2016-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:     Robert Rising on September 13, 2016, at the worksite located at the NE corner of Greystone Rd. and Middle Ridge Rd. in Amherst, Ohio:  The employer did not have a plan or program to identify job site hazards for employees to maintain a safe working environment.  Such a program would allow the employer to identify potential hazards such as falls during job site operations, decreasing the chance of employee injury.

Issued

2016-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):     Robert Rising on September 13, 2016, at the worksite located at the NE corner of Greystone Rd. and Middle Ridge Rd. in Amherst, Ohio:  The employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from falls of approximately 30 feet while performing roofing work a residential structure.

Issued

2016-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:     Robert Rising on September 13, 2016, at the worksite located at the NE corner of Greystone Rd. and Middle Ridge Rd. in Amherst, Ohio:  The employer did not ensure that employees were trained to recognize appropriate use of fall protection.  Employees working on the roof of a residential structure, to install weatherproofing materials, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately ten feet.