OSHA Inspection: OSCAR MONTOYA

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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:    On or about August 8, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below active residential roofing operations were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling material and debris.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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:    On or about August 8, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using pneumatic nail guns did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with eye injuries.     There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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):     On or about August 8, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations eighteen (18) feet seven (7) inches above the ground, were not protected from falling, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Abate by

Dec 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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:    On or about August 8, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing residential roofing operations and were not provided with training to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with falls.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Nov 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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:    On or about August 8, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable extension ladder used to access the working level did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls of ten (10) feet eight (8) inches.     There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.