OSHA Inspection: WILSON LOPEZ

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Apr 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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.    Worksite: The employee, who was working on the ground in close proximity of the overhead roofing activities in progress was not protected from head injuries by the use of a protective helmet.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Apr 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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.    Worksite: The employee who was installing asphalt roofing shingles with a pneumatic nail gun was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Apr 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b).    Worksite: The employees who were working on the steep pitched roof at a height above six feet were not protected from the fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Apr 18, 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.  Worksite: The employees who were exposed to fall hazards above six feet while working from a pitched roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2014

Abate by

Apr 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.    Worksite: The extension ladder that was used to gain access to the roof at a height of approximately 31 feet above the ground did not have its side rails extended three feet above the landing surface.