OSHA Inspection: OSCAR MENDOZA

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:    Sunwestern Suites, Building 3:  The employer exposed an employee to struck-by hazards as an employee was instructed to work below overhead hazards without the use of head protection.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    Sunwestern Suites, Building 3: The employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards as they were not required to wear protective eyewear while working with pneumatic nail guns, nails and other tools.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b)    Sunwestern Suites, roof of Building 3: The employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 9 feet while installing roof felt and shingles without the use of fall protection systems on a residential apartment home with a 4 X 12 roof slope.

Issued

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:    Sunwestern Suites, Building 3: The employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 9 feet above the ground due to a portable ladder being used that was not placed so that the ladder side rails was extended at least 3 feet above the landing.