OSHA Inspection: LORENZO MENDOZA

Issued

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    This violation most recently occurred on June 20, 2012, at the construction site located at Building D, Aspen Street, Dallas, Texas 75217; where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working in areas where overhead hazards existed and were not wearing protective helmets.

Issued

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:        This violation most recently occurred on June 20, 2012, at the construction site located at Building D, Aspen Street, Dallas, Texas 75217; where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating Bostitch pneumatic nail guns without eye protection.

Issued

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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:    This violation most recently occurred on June 20, 2012, at the construction site located at Building D, Aspen Street, Dallas, Texas 75217; where employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on the 6:12 and 8:12 pitched roof without the use of a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system.

Issued

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladders length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9) above the upper landing:    This violation most recently occurred on June 20, 2012, at the construction site located at Building D, Aspen Street, Dallas, Texas 75217; where employees were exposed to fall hazards while using an extension ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the landing.

Issued

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identified them as defective, or tagged with Do Not Use or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:                 This violation most recently occurred on June 20, 2012, at the construction site located at Building D, Aspen Street, Dallas, Texas 75217; where employees were using a damaged Werner extension ladder to access/egress the roof.

Issued

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear:      This violation most recently occurred on June 20, 2012, at the construction site located at Building D, Aspen Street, Dallas, Texas 75217; where the area around the top and bottom of the Werner extension ladder used for access/egress was notkept clear.