OSHA Inspection: BETHEL CONTRACTORS, LLC

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2612.00 Reduced

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):    a) Lot 425 at the Pelican Point Development in Millsboro, DE 19966: On or about December 20, 2022, CSHO observed employees performing framing work on a single family residential structure at heights of approximately 13 feet above the ground level without any means of fall protection.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4018.00 · Current $2612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) Lot 425 at the Pelican Point Development in Millsboro, DE 19966: On or about December 20, 2022, employees used ladders that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing to access the upper levels of a newly built single family home, exposing them to fall hazards.