OSHA Inspection: LUIS SOLIS

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(J): Extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances shall be of three-wire type and shall be designed for hard or extra-hard usage. Flexible cords used with temporary and portable lights shall be designed for hard or extra-hard usage. NOTE: The National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, in Article 400, Table 400-4, lists various types of flexible cords, some of which are noted as being designed for hard or extra-hard usage. Examples of these types of flexible cords include hard service cord (types S, ST, SO, STO) and junior hard service cord (types SJ, SJO, SJT, SJTO).  a. On the third floor of the building where employees were cutting fire block material, the extension cord being used was not rated for hard or extra-hard usage and the outer insulation was coming apart in several areas, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Strain relief. Flexible cords shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided which will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  a. At the west side of the building where the extension cord was plugged into the temporary receptacle, the strain relief was pulled away from the outer insulation of the yellow cord, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.  b. On the third floor where employees were cutting fireblock material, the strain relief was pulled away from the outer insulation of the oarnge cord, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a. On the North side of building 860-870 where employees accessed the second level, the ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

May 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).   a. On the North side of building 860-870 where employees accessed the second level, the feet of the ladder were placed six feet from the wall while the ladder was 10 feet, 7 inches from the ground to the landing, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.