OSHA Inspection: AGUIRRE ROOFING

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i): Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:      On or about May 03, 2013, the employer did not ensure employees used appropriate respirators. An employee, without a respirator, was using a circular saw to cut tile bricks and exposed to respiratory hazards.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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):         On or about May 03, 2013 the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. Employees performing roofing work, at a height of over 6 ft., were exposed to an unprotected fall to the ground below.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jul 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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 May 03, 2013, the employer did not ensure each employee engaged in roofing activities was trained to recognize and avoid hazards associated with falls and the procedures to be followed to avoid a fall.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:      On or about May 03, 2013 the employer did not ensure ladders used by employees were extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface. Employees accessing the upper surfaces of a roof to perform roofing activities were exposed to an unprotected fall to the ground below.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jul 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:      On or about May 03, 2013 the employer did not train employees using ladders in the procedures to follow to minimize and avoid hazards related to ladders