Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260501 B01 Duty to have fall protection.
Inspection Nr: 991594.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $9,800.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 09/30/2014
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 10/24/2014
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0830500
Contest Date:
Final Order: 10/09/2014
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 10/09/2014 | $7,000.00 | 10/24/2014 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/30/2014 | $9,800.00 | 10/24/2014 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. (a) Hanson Structural Precast, Inc. at 17800 S. Redwood Rd., Bluffdale, UT 84065: On or before August 18, 2014 the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from injury, in that three employees working at the top of a three story building were not utilizing a fall protection system. The employees were working next to a two-foot high parapet wall at the edge of the building. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet. (b) Hanson Structural Precast, Inc. at 17800 S. Redwood Rd., Bluffdale, UT 84065: On or before August 18, 2014 the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from injury, in that one employee working at the top of a three story building was not utilizing a fall protection system. The employee was sitting on top of a two-foot high parapet wall at the edge of the building. This condition exposed the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet. Hanson Structural Precast, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of the same or substantially similar condition of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 315027169, Citation Number 1 Item 1 issued on January 14, 2011, and became Final Order on March 1, 2011 with respect to a workplace located at 951 Hwy 30, Heyburn, ID 83336.