OSHA Inspection: ISMAEL NOLASCO CHILEL

Issued

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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:     (a) Second floor, new residential construction located at 12180 Belvoir Lane, Alpharetta, GA 30009: Employee working at heights of approximately 23-feet, 7-inches was exposed to falls to the lower basement concrete surface as guardrails or other fall protection systems were not provided.

Issued

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.    (a) Lot #9, new residential construction located at 12180 Belvoir Lane, Alpharetta, GA 30009: The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization of an employee who was injured from a fall from the second floor of a residential home into the basement on 01/06/2015. The builder reported the incident on 01/09/2015 and the framing subcontractor for the builder reported the hospitalization on 01/12/2015. The employer never reported the in-patient hospitalization of his employee.