OSHA Inspection: PRATA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2017-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5577.00 · Current $3793.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    location: south tower  on or about: 3/3/17    a) Employees were working beside a wall opening while unloading materials from a truck. The employees, who were exposed to a fall of 10 feet 8 inches, were not provided with fall protection.        NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:   location: south tower on or about: 3/3/17  a) Employees were working from the tail lift of a truck while unloading materials. The employees, who were exposed to a fall of 8 feet 7 inches, were not provided with fall protection.     NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-03-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3984.00 · Current $2707.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:    location: south tower  on or about: 3/3/17    a) Employees were exposed to a fall of up to 10 feet 8 inches. The employees were not provided with fall protection training.        NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.