OSHA Inspection: ROGELIO MORALES

Issued

Oct 10, 2014

Abate by

Nov 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On January 17, 2014, Rogelio Morales, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:          a.    Citation 1 Item 1a&b, and      b.    Citation 1 Item 2a&b.

Issued

Oct 10, 2014

Abate by

Nov 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:   On January 17, 2014, Rogelio Morales, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:           a.     Citation 1 Item 3a&b.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  Rogelio Morales had employees exposed to struck by hazards in the eyes and fall hazards on a commercial construction site in Westville, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  Rogelio Morales had employees exposed to struck by hazards in the eyes and fall hazards on a commercial construction site in Westville, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  Rogelio Morales had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes and fall hazards on a commercial construction site in Westville, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site, who was competent in safety rules and requirements, in order to conduct frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   Rogelio Morales had employees exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes without eye protection, while using pneumatic guns on a commercial construction site in Westville, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:   Rogelio Morales had employees exposed to 12 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, while roofing on a commercial construction site in Westville, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2014

Abate by

Jan 24, 2014

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:   Rogelio Morales had employees exposed to 12 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, while roofing on a commercial construction site in Westville, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.