OSHA Inspection: JAVIER GONZALEZ

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:        This violation most recently occurred on or about February 19, 2014, at a workplace located at 6014 Vanderbilt Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206; where employees used roofing hammers without the use of protective eyewear.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): When the employer did not demonstrate that it was infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor did another provision in 29 CFR 1926.501(b)provide for an alternative fall protection measure; each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    This violation most recently occurred on or about February 19, 2014, at a workplace located at 6014 Vanderbilt Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206; where employees worked from the roof installing roofing materials, 6 feet or more above lower levels,  not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, 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:                                                                                                This violation most recently occurred on or about February 19, 2014, at a workplace located at 6014 Vanderbilt Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206; where employees used a Werner extension ladder to access the roof, and the ladder's side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

The tops of a non-self-supporting ladder were not placed with the two rails supported equally:                                                                                                                                            This violation most recently occurred on or about February 19, 2014, at a workplace located at 6014 Vanderbilt Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206; where employees used a Werner extension ladder and the tops of the ladder were not placed with the two rails supported.