OSHA Inspection: ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.    The employer does not protect employees from falling when working 6 feet or more above lower levels. This violation was observed at the construction site on May 29, 2012 where employees were exposed to a 15.5 foot fall hazard when performing residential construction activities without fall protection.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 20, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access.    The employer does not ensure that ladder used by employeehas it's side rails extended 3 feet above the upper landing. This violation was observed at the construction site on or about May 29, 2012 where employee was exposed to a 9.5 foot fall hazard when using a ladder without its side rails extended 3 feet above the upper landing surface.