OSHA Inspection: ERNESTO MARTINEZ

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall, struck by, and caught between hazards associated with the installation of inadequately braced prefabricated roof trusses:     a. Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4- Employees were exposed to struck by and caught between hazards where prefabricated wood roof trusses were not adequately braced during installation.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   a. Site- The employer did not have a written hazard communication program where employees were using hazardous materials in the workplace.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical which they used:     a. Site- The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for DAP 4000 Subfloor & Deck Adhesive, gasoline, and diesel fuel.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:     a. Site- Employees working with hazardous substances including, but not limited to, DAP4000, gasoline, and diesel fuel were not provided with hazard communication training from the employer.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    a. Building 4- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were exposed to eye hazards where eye protection was not worn or provided.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:    a. Site- Employees were not protected from fire hazards where flammable and combustible materials were used in and around wood framed structures being built onsite that did not have a fire extinguisher available.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite:    a. Site- Employees were not protected from fire hazards while filling construction equipment with diesel fuel using multiple five gallon containers and there was no fire extinguisher located within 50 feet.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    a. Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5- Employees working from the second floors were exposed to falls of over ten feet from unprotected floor edges, wall openings, stairway openings, and window openings.       b. Building 4- Employees working from the top plate of the second floor exterior walls were exposed to falls of approximately 9 feet and 22 feet where fall protection was not used or provided.      c. Building 4- An employee working from the top of a first floor bay window was exposed to a fall of approximately 15 feet and 11 feet where fall protection was not used or provided.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): Snaphooks were not designed to be engaged directly to webbing, rope or wire rope:    a. Building 4- Employees were not protected from falls of up to 34 feet where three Guardian 5/8 inch vertical lifelines with snaphooks were wrapped around a 2x4 wood truss member and connected back to its self.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(ii): Snaphooks were not designed to be engaged to each other:    a. Building 4- Employees were exposed to falls of up to 34 feet where two Guardian 18 inch web lanyards were attached by their snaphooks to the snaphooks of two 6 foot shock absorbing lanyards.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:    a. Building 4- Three employees were exposed to falls between 24 and 34 feet where they attached their personal fall arrest equipment to roof trusses that were not fully braced for their anchor points; two employees were anchored to the same roof truss.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    a. Building 4- Two employees were exposed to free falls of up to 30 feet where they did not readjust their rope grabs as they ascended and descended the roof trusses.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a. Site- Employees who were exposed to falls were not provided with fall protection training that included, but not limited to, anchor point selection, equipment installation, free fall distance, equipment connecting devices, and fall hazard recognition from the employer.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.  a. Site- Employees were exposed to struck by hazards where the CAT TL943 all terrain forklift was left unattended with a load of OSB sheathing elevated above the entry way to building four at the roof eave. American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks requires that when leaving a powered industrial truck unattended the load engaging means shall be fully lowered.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  a. Building 4- Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 9 feet and 22 feet while climbing from the second floor to the top plate of the second floor exterior and interior walls where ladders were not used or provided.  b. Buildings 2, 3, 4, 5, 6- Employees were exposed to slip and trip hazards where the step up to the front and rear first floor entry ways were approximately 25 inches from the exterior grade.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  a. Buildings 1, 2, 3- Employees were exposed to slip and trip hazards where a handrail was not installed in each of the stairways going to the second floor that had approximately 15 risers.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever was less, were not equipped with one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a. Building 2- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard where the stairway did not have a stair rail system installed along the unprotected edge.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(4)(ii): The clear distance between the side rails of portable ladders was less than 11 1/2  inches (29 cm):    a. Building 4- employees were exposed to a fall hazard where the rung width of a job made wooden ladder being used to access the second floor measured 9.25 inches between the side rails.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a. Building 4- Employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 15 feet where the extension ladder used to access the second floor did not extend at all above the window sill which was the landing surface.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  a. Building 5- An employee was exposed to a fall hazard where they were working from a ladder where the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder exceeded one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:  a. Building 4- Employees using a wooden job made ladder to access the second floor were exposed to a trip hazard from plastic piping protruding through the floor and an extension cord was located at the base of the ladder.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):       a. Site- Employees were exposed to fall, struck by, powered industrial truck, electrical, fire, ppe, housekeeping, and ladder hazards where the employer did not provide for a competent person to conduct frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    a. Site- An employee was operating a Dewalt, DW368, circular saw which was connected to two extension cords which were missing ground pins.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a. Site- An employee was operating a Dewalt, DW368, circular saw which was connected to two extension cords which had no strain relief at the female ends.

Issued

2012-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:     a. Site- Employees working from ladders were exposed to fall hazards where they were not provided with ladder training from the employer.