OSHA Inspection: RENE V LOPEZ

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:      a)  Employees were working on a main roof with a 12:12 pitch and eave edge greater than thirteen (13) feet above compacted surface    b)  Employees were working on a dormer roof with a steep pitch and eave edge greater than nineteen (19) feet above compacted surface    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):     The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.      Employer did not provide a written certification of employee fall protection safety training for three employees who did not recognize the fall from elevation hazard when working at a height greater than thirteen (13) feet without utilizing fall protection equipment.      Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:      Employees were utilizing a Bauer Corp twenty-four (24) foot extension ladder to access a roof surface without side rails extending at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface.      No Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9):     The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:      a)  Employees were utilizing a Bauer Corp twenty-four (24) foot extension ladder (yellow in color) to access and egress a roof surface with debris under and around the base of the ladder.    b)  Employees were utilizing a twenty-eight (28) foot extension ladder (orange in color) to access and egress a roof surface with debris under and around the base of the ladder.      No Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required

Issued

Aug 16, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii):     The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:      Employer did not provide ladder safety training to employees who did not recognize the hazard associated with not extending roof access ladder side rails at least three feet above the upper landing surface and the tripping hazard associated with utilizing roof access/egress extension ladders with debris under and around the base of the ladders.      Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required