OSHA Inspection: FRANCISCO JAVIER AGUIRRE

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:     This violation occurred on or about May16, 2014, at a workplace located at 4943 Dominion Blvd., Irving, TX; where at least one (1) employee, who was working on the roof, was not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:          This violation occurred on or about May16, 2014, at a workplace located at 4943 Dominion Blvd., Irving, TX; where at least one (1) employee used ladder to access/egress the roof and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above landing level.