OSHA Inspection: BERNIE HENRY

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2662.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were working on the high pitched roofs of the commercial buildings were protected from fall hazards above 6 feet to the ground by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 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.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were exposed to fall hazards while working on roofs of the commercial buildings at a height above 6 feet to the ground were trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1901.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the side rails of the extension ladder, used by employees to gain access to the roof at a height of approximately 20 feet above the ground extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface.