HUNTSVILLE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: LUIS ORTEGA
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LUIS ORTEGA in 3020 LAUREL COVE WAY, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339864910.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LUIS ORTEGA
- Site address
- 3020 LAUREL COVE WAY
- City
- HUNTSVILLE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35801
- Mailing
- 1520 CARRIDALE STREET SW APT 200, DECATUR, AL 35601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a) On or about 07/24/2014 - 3020 Laurel Cove Way, Huntsville, AL, employees handing up plywood from the ground were not protected from falling objects such as plywood and tools.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 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 07/24/2014 - 3020 Laurel Cover Way, Huntsville, AL, employees operating skilsaws and nail guns to cut and install 1/2 inch plywood decking were not wearing safety glasses.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 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) On or about 07/24/2014 - 3020 Laurel Cover Way, Huntsville, AL, employees working on a steep sloped truss system at approximately 11 feet above the ground, while installing 1/2 inch plywood, were not protected from falls.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 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 07/24/2014 - 3020 Laurel Cove Way, Huntsville, AL, employees working at approximately 11 feet above the ground installing 1/2 inch plywood were unaware of the fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 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 ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) On or about 07/24/2014 - 3020 Laurel Cove Way, Huntsville, AL, employees used a 6 foot folding ladder to access a landing surface that did not extend 3 feet above the landing surface.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 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 07/24/2014 - 3020 Laurel Cove Way, Huntsville, AL, employees using a 6 foot folding ladder were not aware of the hazards while using the ladder.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339864910.
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