OSHA Inspection: ALVARO AVILA

Issued

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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):  (a) Worksite:  Employees were not protected from falling approximately 40 feet to the ground level while engaged in residential roof replacement activities, exposing them to a potentially serious injury, observed on or about 5/30/2014.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  (a) Worksite: The Employer did not train employees exposed to fall hazards while engaged in residential roofing activities, on or about 5/30/2014.   Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  (a) Worksite:  The employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his environment to control or eliminate any hazard or other exposure to injury while engaged in residential roofing activities, on or about 5/30/2014.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and 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:  (a) Worksite: Employees were using a 35 foot Werner extension ladder to gain access to a residential roof and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof landing surface, observed on or about 5/30/2014.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) Worksite: Employees were not trained on ladder safety while using a 35 foot Werner extension ladder to access the roof while engaged in residential roofing activities, on or about 5/30/2014.  Abatement Certification Required