OSHA Inspection: GUADALUPE ESCATEL

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and/or face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    On or about December 4, 2014, employees were laying the roof using pneumatic nail guns for the residential apartment complex under construction without eye protection, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by flying objects.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems  nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented:    On or about December 4, 2014, employees were laying the roof on the residential apartment complex under construction up to approximately 20 feet high without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2015-02-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1200.00 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 December 4, 2014, employees were laying the roof on the residential apartment complex under construction up to approximately 20 feet high without receiving fall protection training from the employer, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.    Note: The program shall include training and instruction in the following areas:  a)  The recognition and identification of fall hazards in the work area;  b)  The use and operation of guardrail systems (including perimeter safety cable systems), personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, fall restraint systems, safety net systems, and other protection to be used;  c)  The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  d)  The procedures to be followed to prevent falls to lower levels and through or into holes and openings in walking/working surfaces and walls; and  e)  The fall protection requirements of this subpart.