OSHA Inspection: MARTIN CRUZ

Issued

Mar 11, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On December 12, 2015, Martin Cruz, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.    Citation 1 Item 1a & b, and  b.    Citation 1 Item 2a & b, and c.    Citation 1 Item 3, and  d.    Citation 1 Item 4.

Issued

Mar 11, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  On December 12, 2015, Martin Cruz, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:           Citation 1 Item 5a-c

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:     Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to a fall hazard and struck by in the eye and the employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)    Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to a fall hazard and struck by hazards in the eye.  The employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the job site for unsafe activity and took necessary steps to eliminate or control fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  An employee performing roofing activities was exposed to struck by hazards in the eye when using a pneumatic nail gun and the employer had not instructed the employees in hazard recognition and the applicable regulations to their work environment.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.     An employee performing roofing activities was exposed to a struck by hazard in the eye when using a pneumatic nail gun on and the employer did not ensure the use of suitable eye protection.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(13): Debris was allowed to accumulate on scaffold platforms:     Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to trips and falls hazards because debris was allowed to accumulate on the working platform.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15)(ii): The platform units shall be secured to the scaffold to prevent their movement;    Employees performing roofing activities from a platform were exposed to a tipping and/or fall hazard and the platform was not secure to the rough terrain.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  An employee performing roofing activities was exposed to a fall hazards when working off of the midrail of the platform because the midrail was not at least 18 inches wide.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    An employee performing roofing activities was exposed to a fall hazards when working off of the midrail of the platform and was not using personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Dec 12, 2014

Abate by

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:     Employees performing roofing activities were exposed to a fall hazard and were not trained to recognize or minimize the fall hazard associated with the scaffold.