OSHA Inspection: POSADA FRAMING

Issued

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided:         On or about December 4, 2012, employees constructing a two story building were not required to wear protective footwear where foot hazards were present.

Issued

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:         On or about December 4, 2012, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling 2x4s and tools while installing wood framing on the second level of a two story building.

Issued

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a):  The employer did not provide eye and face protection equipment when machine or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:         On or about December 4, 2012, employees were exposed to eye hazards from operating pneumatic nail guns, hammers, and hand saws on the second floor of a two story building under construction.

Issued

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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 or about December 4, 2012, employees were exposed to a fall from approximately 10 feet 4 inches high from the second level to the ground while installing wood framing on a two story building under construction.

Issued

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 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 December 4, 2012, employees were exposed to a fall from approximately 10 feet 4 inches high to the ground below while installing wood framing, without effective training on fall hazards.