OSHA Inspection: EUSTORGIO ARCE-SANCHEZ

Issued

Jan 12, 2015

Abate by

Jan 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    This violation occurred on or about November 20, 2014, at a workplace located at 7216 Nortre Dame Drive, Irving, TX 75039; where at least five (5) employees, who were working and walking under roofing activities, were not protected from head injuries by wearing hard hats.

Issued

Jan 12, 2015

Abate by

Jan 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $320 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:    This violation occurred on or about November 20, 2014, at a workplace located at 7216 Nortre Dame Drive, Irving, TX 75039; where at least five (5) employees, who were using nail guns, were not protected from eyes injuries by wearing safety glasses.

Issued

Jan 12, 2015

Abate by

Jan 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:     This violation occurred on or about November 20, 2014, at a workplace located at 7216 Nortre Dame Drive, Irving, TX 75039; where at least five (5) employees were working on the roof and were not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

Jan 12, 2015

Abate by

Jan 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were 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:       This violation occurred on or about November 20, 2014, at a workplace located at 7216 Nortre Dame Drive, Irving, TX 75039; where at least five (5) employees used ladders to access/egress the roof and the laddesr side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above landing level.