Employer contests a willful citation with a fine of $106,078 and a three-item serious citation with a fine of $27,846. The willful citation includes the alleged violation of 29 C.F.R. 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), for failure to ensure that each employee was protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of Paragraph (g)(4) of this section. The serious citation includes the alleged violation of 29 C.F.R. 1926.451(b)(1)(i), for failure to ensure that each platform unit was tightly planked for the full length of the scaffold and 29 C.F.R. 1926.451(g)(3)(ii) for failure to ensure that when horizontal ...
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