OSHA cites framing contractor for fall hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited R Coast Construction LLC of Daphne, Alabama, for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Gulf Shores, Alabama, worksite. The framing contractor faces $79,181 in penalties.

OSHA initiated the inspection as part of the agency’s Regional Emphasis Program on Falls in Construction after inspectors observed employees performing residential framing activities without fall protection. OSHA cited the company for allowing employees to work from an aerial lift without fall protection, failing to train and certify employees to operate powered industrial trucks, and failing to require employees use a fall protection system.  

“Serious injuries can occur when employees are not provided adequate fall protection,” says Acting Mobile Area Office Director Jose Gonzalez. “Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure all recognized workplace hazards are corrected.”

The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and proposed penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.