Multi-Employer Worksite Successes General Contractor - cited for failure of employee of sub to use fall protection. Outcome: Citation and penalty withdrawn. Construction Manager (Ohio) - cited for single serious violation for failing to assure that subcontractor’s employee was protected from falls while working on a roof. Proposed penalty: $3250 Outcome: Citation and penalty withdrawn by OSHA. Joint Venture General Contractor (New York) - cited as controlling employer for 2 Serious violations for problems with column anchor bolts. Proposed penalty: $5000 Outcome: Citations and penalty withdrawn by OSHA. Construction Manager cited for single Serious violation for steel erector’s improper use of crane outriggers. Proposed penalty: $2125 Outcome: Citation and penalty withdrawn by OSHA. Construction Manager cited for fall-protection violations by subcontractor. Proposed Penalty: $3300. State consultation initiated by CM. Outcome: Citation and penalty withdrawn by OSHA. General Contractor cited for 4 Serious violations: fall protection for sub’s employees, accumulated trash and debris, scaffold violations for scaffold used by all subs. Proposed Penalty: $11,000 Outcome: Fall protection citation and penalty withdrawn by OSHA. Housekeeping modified to 5(a)(1) for special circumstances—to avoid future Repeats; Scaffold violations grouped. Penalty reduced to $3750. General Contractor cited for 5 violations of steel erection standard in connection with death due to fall of ironworker employed by sub. Proposed Penalty: $6375. Outcome: All citations and penalties withdrawn. General Contractor cited for Repeat housekeeping violations on large high-rise construction site. Proposed Penalty: $4200. Outcome: Citation and penalty withdrawn. General Contractor / Construction Manager cited for violations in connection with failure of tower crane block and for electrical splice. Outcome: All citations and penalties withdrawn. Back to the Main Page