OSHA Inspection: ENRIQUE ROMERO-OLVERA

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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) Roof, new residential construction located at 1704 Whitfield Parc Circle, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employee was exposed to eye injuries while operating a Hitachi (Model - NR83A3S1) Framing Nail Gun at 120 PSI without protective eyewear.     (b) Third floor, new residential construction located at 1704 Whitfield Parc Circle, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employees were exposed to eye injuries while operating Hitachi Framing Nail Guns at 120 PSI installing a plywood subfloor without protective eyewear.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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)  Third floor, new residential construction located at 1704 Whitfield Parc Circle, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 23-feet, 5-inches while installing plywood sub-floor with no fall protection system in place.    (b) Roof, new residential construction located at 1704 Whitfield Parc Circle, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employee was exposed to falls of approximately 23-feet, 9-inches while installing plywood sheathing on a 8/12 pitched roof without a fall protection system in place.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    (a) Stairwell, new residential construction located at 1704 Whitfield Parc Circle, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 10-feet, 7-inches as the ladder provided was not extended at least 3-feet past the second floor landing surface. The ladder provided had a maximum height of 5-feet, 10-inches and did not allow for safe access to the second floor or the ground level.

Issued

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step:  (a) Stairwell, new residential construction located at 1704 Whitfield Parc Circle, Smyrna, GA 30080: Employee was exposed to falls of approximately 5-feet, 10-inches while using the top step of the step ladder to access the lower level.