OSHA Inspection: VIRGILIO GONZALEZ, LLC

Issued

Oct 22, 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) Roof of the house at 2820 Florence Road, Powder Springs, GA: Employees, installing shingles and related materials without fall protection, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet above lower level.

Issued

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body belt was not located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.  a) Roof of the house at 2820 Florence Road, Powder Springs, GA: Employees were exposed to fall hazards while improperly using a harness, carabineers and a positioning belt with a rope grab located at the wearer's waist.  The employees were on a 10:12 pitched roof at a height of approximately 13 feet from the eave to the lower level.

Issued

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  A portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  a) West side wall of the house at 2820 Florence Road, Powder Springs, GA: The employer was using an extension ladder to access the roof of a single family house that was not extended three (3) feet above the landing exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20): Employees did not face the ladder when ascending or descending the ladder:  a) West side wall of the house at 2820 Florence Road, Powder Springs, GA: An employee  did not face the ladder while descending and was exposed to falls  of approximately 11 feet above ground level.