OSHA Inspection: S. REYES CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): When the tool was withdrawn from the work, the lower guard did not automatically and instantly return to the covering position:    a)  At the site, where an employee was using a Makita circular saw whose lower guard was wedged in place with a piece of chalk.    b)  At the site, where an employee was using a Makita circular saw whose lower guard was wedged in place with a piece of wood.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    At the site, where the employee was using a spliced 100 foot flexible cord to supply power to a Makita circular saw.  This condition exposed employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    At the site, where the employee was using a spliced 100 foot flexible cord to supply power to a Makita circular saw.  This condition exposed employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    At the site, where the scaffold uprights were not positioned on base plates or mud sills.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    At the site, where an employee was walking on a scaffold that was greater than ten feet in height without a fall protection system being installed.

Issued

Aug 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    At the site, where an employee was walking on a scaffold platform that was less than 18 inches in width.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.