OSHA Inspection: TORIBO IBARRA-HERNANDEZ

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $490.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.      On or about October 29, 2013, on the south side of the construction site, employees engaged in cornice activities, utilized a Makita skill saw with a power cord that had the outer sheathing pulled away exposing the internal wiring were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used.   On or about October 29, 2013, on the south side of the construction site, employees engaged in cornice activities utilized a Makita skill saw with a power cord outer sheathing split exposing internal wiring.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $920.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide.      On or about October 29, 2013, on the south side of the construction site, an employee engaged in cornice activities on a residential home from a single pole scaffold worked from a platform that was not 18 inches wide exposing employees to a fall hazard approximately 12 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.   On or about October 29, 2013, on the south side of the construction site, an employee engaged in cornice activities on a residential home worked from a single pole scaffold without fall protection and was exposed to a fall hazard of 12 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(a)(4): Diagonal bracing in both directions were not installed across the entire outside face of all double- and single-pole scaffolds.   On or about October 29, 2013, on the south side of the construction site, an employee engaged in cornice activities on a residential home worked from a single pole scaffold that did not have cross braces and was exposed to a fall hazard approximately 12 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $340.00 · Current $190.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.      On or about October 29, 2013, on the south side of the construction site, employees engaged in cornice activities were not wearing hardhats while working below other employees that were working from a single pole scaffold exposing employees to struck-by hazards from falling objects.