OSHA Inspection: M. RIVERA CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(h)(1):   Each circular crosscut table saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:Note:  See paragraph (i)(1) of this section for additional requirements for hand-fed crosscut table saws.    Jobsite:  The Dewalt cross cut table saw that was used by employee to cut trim and fascia boards was not guarded with a hood that completely enclosed the portion of the saw above the table.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):   Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Jobsite:  The pump jack scaffold from that the employees were working at approximately 24 feet above the ground was not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b):   The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.    Jobsite:  The employees who were involved in erecting, maintaining and inspecting the pump jack scaffold were not trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the scaffold in question.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):   Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Jobsite:  The employees, working from the pump jack scaffold at approximately 24 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):   The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.    Jobsite:  The employees, working from the pump jack scaffold at approximately 24 feet above the ground were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2):   Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    Jobsite:  The pump jack scaffold from that the employees were working was not braced or secured at the bottom of the scaffold poles.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    Jobsite:  The employees who were working on the roof were not protected from fall hazards by the use guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    Jobsite:  The employees who were exposed to fall hazards while working on the roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):   Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder���s length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    Jobsite:  The extension ladder that employees used to gain access to the scaffold platforms did not have their side rails extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface and a grab rail was not provided.