OSHA Inspection: HERNANDEZ BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access:         a) Employees were not provided with safe access to scaffolding from which they were required to work.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:          a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from an elevation of approximately 11 feet while working from scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.          In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,232 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:     a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 10 feet while climbing on a stepladder between the second level of the building and an upper deck without the ladder's metal spreaders or locking devices in the open position.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Dec 8, 2014

Abate by

Dec 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $4,308 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):            a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately two stories while performing carpentry work from the top level of the building without the benefit of fall protection.        b) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately one story where fall protection was not provided at and around floor holes on the second story of the building.       Hernandez Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 947505, citation 1, item 3, and was affirmed as a final order on January 29, 2014, with respect to a worksite located at 1435 Rue Paris Ave., Inverness, Illinois.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.