OSHA Inspection: JOSE MARTINEZ MENDOZA

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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:  a)  At Lot 1 Millwood Subdivision Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees operating pneumatic nail guns on site were using eye protection exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $1,360

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:  a)  At Lot 1 Millwood Subdivision Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure a Dewalt skill saw used on site had a properly working guard exposing employees struck-by hazards from the exposed blade.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a) Rear of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide employees a walk board measuring at least 18 inches wide to perform framing activities exposing them to a fall hazard of 12.3 feet to the ground below.  b) Left Side of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide employees a walk board measuring at least 18 inches wide to perform framing activities exposing them to a fall hazard of 19.3 feet to the ground below.  c) Right Side of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to provide employees a walk board measuring at least 18 inches wide to perform framing activities exposing them to a fall hazard of 13.3 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:  a) Rear of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees working from a 2 x 8 inch walk board had fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 12.3 feet to the ground below.  a) Left Side of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees working from a 2 x 8 inch walk board had fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 19.3 feet to the ground below.  a) Right Side of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees working from a 2 x 8 inch walk board had fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 13.3 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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) At Lot 1 Millwood Subdivision Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees involved in framing activities from the roof of a house had fall protection in place exposing them to a fall hazard of 15.5 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:  a)  Right Side of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure guardrails were in place at wall opening where employees performed work exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 16.7 feet to the ground below.  b)  Front of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure guardrails were in place at two wall openings where employees performed work exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 14 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Abate by

Jul 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:  a)  At Lot 1 Millwood Subdivision Auburn, Alabama:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to train his employees on fall hazards to include but not limited to setting up fall protection, the nature of fall hazards, and the use of personal fall protection.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1): Ladders shall be capable of supporting the following loads without failure:  a)  Inside House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to fall hazards in that he allowed his employees to use job made ladders on site to gain access to and from the second level of the house and to job made scaffolding located on the perimeter of the house which did not proper blocks installed and the ladders were too wide between the rails.  b)  RearSide of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to fall hazards in that he allowed his employees to use job made ladders on site to gain access to and from the second level of the house and to job made scaffolding located on the perimeter of the house which did not proper blocks installed and the ladders were not wide enough between the rails.  c)  Right of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer exposed his employees to fall hazards in that he allowed his employees to use job made ladders on site to gain access to and from the second level of the house and to job made scaffolding located on the perimeter of the house which did not proper blocks installed and the ladders were either too wide between the rails.

Issued

Jun 25, 2014

Abate by

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) Right Side of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure a job made ladder used to gain access to and from a walk board had its rails extend at least three feet above the landing area exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 13.3 feet to the ground below.  b) Inside of House:  On or about June 2, 2014 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure a job made ladder used to gain access to and from a walk board had its rails extend at least three feet above the landing area exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11.5 feet to the ground below.