OSHA Inspection: ECTOR PEDROSA

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portableladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps,walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    a.  On or about December 1, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, twenty four (24) feet above the ground, were not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    a.  On or about December 1, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, twenty four (24) feet above the ground, did not utilize a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1):  Platforms shall not exceed a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).    a.  On or about December 1, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold with the platform twenty four (24) feet above the ground, there by exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.    a.  On or about December 1, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards due to the scaffold platforms being bridged to each other, thereby exposing the employees to twenty four (24) foot fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 9, 2012

Abate by

Mar 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

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 provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.    a.  On or about December 1, 2011, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations on a steep sloped roof (8:12 pitch), twenty four (24) feet above the ground, were not adequately protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.