OSHA Inspection: SANTIAGO ROOFING

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  (a)  On or about July 21, 2014, the employer did not protect employees working on the ground below roofing operations from overhead falling object hazards by ensuring the employees were wearing hard hats.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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)  On or about July 21, 2014, the employer did not protect employees from eye hazards while using pneumatic nail guns without safety glasses.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  (a)  On or about July 21, 2014, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards by allowing employees to use a hand held circular saw with a damaged electrical cord that exposed the conductors inside the insulation.

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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)  On or about July 21, 2014, the employer did not protect employees from falls greater than 12 feet while doing roof work without fall protection.   Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 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:   (a)  On or about July 21, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees were trained to recognize fall hazards and the steps to take to prevent them.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20): Employees did not face the ladder when ascending or descending the ladder:  (a)  On or about July 21, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees safely used the ladder in that an employee descended the ladder while facing away from it.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Aug 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about July 21, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees were trained in the proper use of ladders.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").