OSHA Inspection: JOSE N GUAMAN TACURI

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employer:    a. Site- The employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job site by a competent person where employees were exposed to fall, eye, and head hazards.

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a. Site- An employee working from the ground was exposed to overhead struck by hazards where head protection was not worn or provided.

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a. Site- Employees operating pneumatic nail guns were exposed to eye puncture and abrasions where eye protection was not used or provided.

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(9): Lanyards and vertical lifelines shall have a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 pounds (22.2kN):    a. Site- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard where vertical lifelines used as part of a personal fall arrest system were tangled in knots with each other reducing the tensile strength of the lifelines.

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached:    a. Site- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard where employees using personal fall arrest equipment were attached to the same anchor point.

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-13 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 were not rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level:    a. Site- Employees were exposed to a fall hazard where rope grabs were adjusted to the very end of their 100 foot vertical life lines allowing free falls greater than 6 feet and contact with the ground which was approximately 30 feet from the roof eave.

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8400.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a. Site- Employees working from the roof were exposed to a fall of approximately 30 where fall protection was not used or provided.    Jose N Guaman Tacuri dba Jose N Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315716670 citation number 1, item number 5a, issued on 9/9/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 244 Mount Vernon Street, Lawrence, MA 01840. The final order date for the citation was on 11/9/2011 upon signing an informal settlement agreement.

Issued

2012-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards.     a. Site- Employees who were exposed to fall hazards were not provided with fall protection training from the employer.    Jose N Guaman Tacuri dba Jose N Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315716670 citation number 1, item number 5b, issued on 9/9/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 244 Mount Vernon Street, Lawrence, MA 01840. The final order date for the citation was on 11/9/2011 upon signing an informal settlement agreement.