OSHA Inspection: JOSE RICARDO MARTINEZ

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:     a) At the site, on or about 08/15/2013, a tubular welded frame scaffolding was not designed by a qualified person in that the manufacturer's instructions had not been followed. Employees were exposed to fall hazards when working from a plank supported by lateral supports for the end frames approximately 11 feet above the ground.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:     a) At the site, on or about 08/15/2013, employees moved between scaffolds by climbing over a horizontal gap of approximately 22 inches. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 7 feet.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:     a) At the site, on or about 08/15/2013, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while performing sheet metal work around the perimeter of the structure from a scaffold which was not equipped with guardrails, nor was the employee supplied with fall protection.