Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260501 B03 Duty to have fall protection.
Inspection Nr: 1430981.015
Citation: 01003
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/16/2020 2
Initial Penalty: $13,260.00
Current Penalty: $7,956.00
Issuance Date: 11/29/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0524700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 01/02/2020
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/02/2020 | $7,956.00 | 01/16/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/29/2019 | $13,260.00 | 12/24/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems A) Henry Graber Sr. (DBA HENRY GRABER CONSTRUCTION LLC/HG CONSTRUCTION/GRABER QUALITY HOMES & AG CONSTRUCTION LLC) on or about August 2, 2019 at the address of 5424 Watkins Road, Saint Henry, Ohio: The employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls while conducting material handling operations (unloading metal caging rolls) from a pallet, elevated by a rough terrain forklift to the receiving platform of a poultry barn without the benefit of conventional fall protection. The employee fell 32 feet to the concrete ground below, resulting in the employees death due to injuries sustained from the fall.