OSHA Inspection: PRIETO CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    On October 24, 2012, employees were exposed to overhead hazards while working below roofers without head protection, thereby exposing the employees to struck-by hazards.    There is no abatement certification or documentation for this item.

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Nov 8, 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 (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), 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:     On October 24, 2012, employees were not protected from falls while roofing a residential property, exposing employees to a fall hazards between 8.9 - 16 feet above grade.      Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Nov 1, 2012

Abate by

Dec 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

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:    On or about October 24 2012, employees were allowed to work from a residential roof, and were not trained to recognize or minimize the hazards associated with a fall.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).