OSHA Inspection: SALVADOR PEREZ

Issued

Aug 22, 2011

Abate by

Aug 29, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.      a.   At the worksite, the employer did not ensure/enforce that employees utilize eye protection while using a power actuated nail gun to secure shingles, thereby exposing employees to a potential struck-by hazard.      b.   At the worksite, the employer did not ensure/enforce that employees utilize eye protection while using a power skil saw to cut materials such as, but not limited to sheathing board, to replace old board that had been torn out.

Issued

Aug 22, 2011

Abate by

Aug 29, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet(1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provisionin paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it isinfeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets therequirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fallprotection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complieswith 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.      At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees used fall protection while working at heights greater than six feet.  Employees were tearing off old shingles and reshingling the 4 in 12 pitch roof.

Issued

Aug 22, 2011

Abate by

Sep 12, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $765 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3):      When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where inadequacies in an affected employee\'s knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill:      At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees had a clear understanding on recognizing hazards that require the use of fall protection.

Issued

Aug 22, 2011

Abate by

Aug 29, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.      At the worksite, the employer did not ensure/enforce that the extension ladder was extended at least three feet above the roof working/walking surface, thereby exposing employees to an approximate 18 foot trip/all hazard.