OSHA Inspection: PEDRO BATANA

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    On January 24, 2013, employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being struck on the head from falling bricks, as they worked underneath and around other masonry workers on a 3-level tubular welded scaffold.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii):  A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:      On January 24, 2013, employees were exposed to being struck by falling bricks and debris, while working underneath and around a tubular, welded scaffold, approximately 22 feet high.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i):   Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary (for example, to fit around uprights when side brackets are used to extend the width of the platform):    On January 24, 2013, employee(s) were exposed to a fall of approximately 22 feet to the ground below, as there was a gap of approximately 5 inches between planks on the 3rd level of the tubular welded scaffold.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i):   Ends of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches:     On January 24, 2013, employee(s) were exposed to a fall of approximately 22 feet to the ground below,  while plastering and laying rocks on the existing residential construction, as the ends of five planks extended approximately 2 to 5 feet in length over their support.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):   Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    On January 24, 2013, employee(s) were exposed to the hazards of a fall from approximately 22 feet to the the ground below, as the base plates of the 3-level scaffold rested directly on the unstable soil, while they worked plastering and and laying rocks on the residential construction.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):   When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:    On January 24, 2013, employee(s) were exposed to a fall of approximately 22 feet to the ground below when climbing the scaffold end frames to access the scaffold.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i):   Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:    On January 24, 2013, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 22 feet to the ground below, while they worked plastering and laying rocks from the 2nd and 3rd level without a guardrail system or any other form of fall protection.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):   The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    On January 24, 2013, employee(s) were exposed to a fall hazard at approximately 22 feet in height to the ground level below, while plastering and laying rocks from a scaffold that had the following hazards: insufficient planking, lack of a guardrail system on the open sides and ends, lack of a ladder for access, and lack of mudsills on unstable ground.

Issued

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 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 system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:    On January 24, 2013, employee(s) were exposed to the hazards of a fall from approximately 25 feet in elevation to the ground level below, while plastering and laying rocks from the 8:12 pitch roof.