OSHA Inspection: SALVADOR ORDONEZ CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):     When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.     Worksite:  Employees who were working on ladder jack scaffolds were not provided with a safe means of access to and egress from the scaffold.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):     Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.      Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that the ladder jack scaffolds had been inspected by a competent person prior to allowing employees to begin working on them.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5):     Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another.    Worksite:  Employees were working on a ladder jack scaffold that was comprised to two platforms which were bridged together.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):     Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:      Worksite:  Employees were working on a ladder jack scaffold without fall protection and were exposed to fall hazards of up to 11 feet 4 inches.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:        Worksite:  The employer did not ensure that all employees had been trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures which should be taking to minimize these hazards.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:      Worksite:  Employees were using an aluminum extension ladder to access the roof that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the roof.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a):     Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:      Worksite:  The employer did not provide a safe means of access for the employees working on the left side of the roof who were required to step up 26 inches from the ladder jack scaffold in order to get to the area where they were working.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i):     Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).      Worksite:  The employer did not ensure the aluminum ladders that were being used to support the ladder jack scaffold had been set at the proper angle.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $14,000

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:      Worksite:  Employees who were performing work on a steep roof were not required to wear fall protection and were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet 10 inches.