OSHA Inspection: MARCO HERNANDEZ

Issued

Mar 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 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:      (a) Guyton construction site, on or about, and at times preceding to, January 21, 2015, for employees working on ground and lower scaffold levels were not protected by protective helmets from possible aluminum siding being passed, equipment, and nails falling.

Issued

Mar 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 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.    (a) Guyton construction site, on or about, and at times preceding to, January 21, 2015, for employees utilizing pneumatic nail guns and circular saw, eye protection was not utilized.

Issued

Mar 5, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

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.    a). Guyton residential construction site, on or about and at times preceding to, January 21, 2015, fall protection was not provided for pump jack scaffold being used for siding installation, exposing employees to a 10 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 5, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    a). Guyton residential construction site, on or about and at times preceding to, January 21, 2015, polls were not secured on the bottom for pump jack scaffold being used for siding installation, exposing employees to a 10 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 5, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

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.    (a) Guyton construction site, on or about and at times preceding to, January 21, 2015, for employees working on pump jacks scaffold installing siding that were exposed to a 10 foot fall hazard were not trained in the proper safe installation of scaffolding components.