OSHA Inspection: PEDRO LOPEZ

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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:     a)  Residential Home - Employees were conducting roofing activities such as installing 2 x10 and 4 feet by 8 feet plywood sheathing about 10 feet above ground level on a flat roof without fall protection.  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:    a) Residential Construction - The employer did not provide fall awareness or hazard recognition training pertaining to falls for employees conducting roofing activities such as roof sheathing on a low slope (flat) roof about 10 feet high. The employees had not received any training on fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 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:    a)  Residential Home - Employees were using a 16 foot Werner aluminum extension ladders to access the upper level of the roof and the ladder did not extend 3 feet above the landing and/or tied to the building.