OSHA Inspection: ROY HERNANDEZ

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Abate by

May 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1):  The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement was complete for any serious violation for which the Agency indicated in the citation that such abatement documentation was required:     On January 17, 2012, Roy Hernandez dba R&R Construction was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 6a,and    b.	Citation 1Item 6b.

Issued

Apr 17, 2012

Abate by

May 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA that the cited violation had been abated:     On January 17, 2012, Roy Hernandez dba R&R Construction was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.	Citation 1 Item 1a,   b.	Citation 1 Item 1b,   c.	Citation 1 Item 1c,   d.	Citation 1 Item 2a,   e.	Citation 1 Item 2b,   f.	Citation 1 Item 3,   g.	Citation 1 Item 4, and    h.	Citation 1 Item 5.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):     It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the head without head protection, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois. The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the head without head protection, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois. The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site, who was competent in safety rules and requirements, in order to conduct frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the head, while working from the ground and two different levels of scaffolding and passing material up to employees on the roof, without head protection, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee training in order to provide the employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the head, while working from the ground and two different levels of scaffolding and passing material up to employees on the roof, without head protection, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):     Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to 12 ft. fall hazards, while working from a level of the scaffolding that was not fully decked, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):     Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to 12 ft. fall hazards while working from scaffolding on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.  The employer did not ensure that the scaffolding was erected under the supervision of a competent person.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i):     Footings shall be level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to 18 ft. fall hazards, while working from scaffolding that was not erected on adequate firm foundation that was capable of supporting scaffold load without settling or displacement, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

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, portablel adders, 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.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to 18 ft. fall hazards, while accessing scaffold work levels by climbing the scaffold frame, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14):     Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, shall not be used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had an employee exposed to a fall hazard in excess of 24 ft., while standing on construction material lying on the 4th level of scaffold to increase the work height, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):     For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4)of this section.    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to fall hazards without fall protection, while working on the scaffolding, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.   These fall hazards included:    a.	3rd working level, 18 ft. and  b.	2nd working level, 12 ft.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    Roy Hernandez dba R-R Construction had employees exposed to fall hazards without fall protection, while working from scaffolding, on a commercial construction site in Danville, Illinois.  The employer did not provide scaffold training.  This training would include:    a.	Nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards, and falling object hazards in the work area,  b.	Correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems used,  c.	Proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of material on the scaffold,   d.	The maximum intended load and the load-carrying capacities of the scaffold used,  e.	Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart, L  Scaffolds.