OSHA Inspection: RAMON RIVERA

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a. At the worksite where employees were using air actuated nail guns to install roofing materials, the employer did not provide and require employees to use eye protection, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.  a. On the roof of the house where employees were installing tar paper, trim, and shingles, employees were not protected from falls by use of any fall protection equipment, thereby being exposed to 13-32 foot fall hazards.  b. On the roof of the house where employees were installing tar paper, trim, and shingles, employees used non-safety rated sport style belt harnesses, thereby being exposed to 13-32 foot fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(e)(2): Positioning devices shall be secured to an anchorage capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall or 3,000 pounds (13.3 kN), whichever is greater.  a. On the roof of the house where employees were installing tar paper, trim, and shingles, the ropes uses for fall protection were nailed onto the roof, thereby exposing employees to a 22-32 foot fall hazard.  b. On the roof of the house where employees were installing tar paper, trim, and shingles, the ropes uses for fall protection were tied onto the trusses of the roof, thereby exposing employees to a 22-32 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a. At the worksite where employees were working on the roof of the second story house, the employer had not trained the employees on the recognition of fall hazards or procedures to follow, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 7, 2014

Abate by

Feb 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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. At the front of the house where employees used a ladder to gain access to the second story roof, the ladder did not extend at least three feet above the second story roof, thereby exposing the employees to a 22 foot fall hazard.