OSHA Inspection: SANTIAGO MELCHOR

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $1,530

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form or scrap lumber with protruding nails was not kept clear from work areas:      (a)  On or about November 16, 2011, the employer did not ensure the safety of employees in that lumber with protruding nails way lying on the ground in the area where employees accessed the ladder to reach a roof at a reroofing project at 1342 Mulberry Lane in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

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:     (a)  On or about November 16, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards of greater than 9 feet while conducting reroofing activities on a house at 1342 Mulberry Lane in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:    a)  On or about November 16, 2011, the employer did not train his roofing crew on the hazards of roofing at 1342 Mulberry Lane in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800

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)  On or about November 16, 2011, the employer did not ensure the safety of the roofing crew by ensuring the ladder used to access the roof was placed at a proper angle for safe climbing.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): A ladder was used on surfaces which were not stable and level:      a)  On or about November 16, 2011, the employer did not ensure the ladder used to access a roof for a reroofing project was placed on a stable and level surface before the crew used the ladder.