OSHA Inspection: NELSON GOMEZ

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

Jun 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i):     Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.      At the site, an employee was exposed to fall hazards by installing siding to a structure from a pump jack scaffold not equipped with guardrails.

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

Jun 27, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2):     Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.      At the site, vertical braces were attached to the structure using wooden planks at the top of the structure.

Issued

Jun 22, 2012

Abate by

Jun 23, 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.      At the site, individuals were installing siding to the east side of the structure at heights of approximately 18 feet to the concrete surface below.