OSHA Inspection: MAURICIO MARTINEZ

Issued

May 16, 2014

Abate by

May 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): "Hoist areas." Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system.          a)     At the worksite, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used some means of fall protection when landing materials on the second level of the new build hotel, thereby exposing employees to an approximate 11 foot fall hazard.

Issued

May 16, 2014

Abate by

Jun 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): "Retraining." When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:    29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.          a)     On the site, the employer did not ensure that employees performing the task of landing materials on the second level, by the hoisting area, were clear on the requirements for knowing when and/or what type of fall protection should have been used when working at heights greater than six feet.