OSHA Inspection: TAPIA SEGURA EXTERIORS

Issued

Apr 3, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $792 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  a.     On the site below the area where employees were loading a conveyor with bundles of shingles and installing shingles, the employer did not require or enforce the use of head protection thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Apr 3, 2015

Abate by

Apr 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $792 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  a.     On the roof of the apartment building where employees cut sheets of plywood and nailed shingles to the roof, eye protection was not provided or required to be worn thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Apr 3, 2015

Abate by

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,138 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth in American National Standards Institute, B15.1-1953 (R1958), Safety Code for Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus.    a.     At the front of the building where a  Texas Tool Trader air compressor was used to supply air to the nail guns, the opening to the belt and pulley were open to where the employees were operating the equipment thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.    b.      At the front of the building where a yellow  air compressor was used to supply air to the nail guns, the guards were missing from over the belts and pulley thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.

Issued

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,138 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    a.     On the roof of the building where employees were laying shingles, the employer did not ensure employees wore fall protection thereby exposing employees to a 16 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 3, 2015

Abate by

May 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $792 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas:  29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  a.     On the roof of the apartment building where the employees were removing shingles and replacing with new shingles, the employer did not provide training on recognizing hazards relating to falls and which fall protection system to use thereby exposing employees to a 16 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $476 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.    a.     On the front of the apartment building where employees used a extension ladder to gain access to the roof, the rung was damaged and the rope was missing to raise and lower the top section of the extension ladder thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Apr 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $792 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee shall not carry any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.  [55 FR 47689, Nov. 14, 1990; 56 FR 2585, Jan. 23, 1991; 56 FR 41794, Aug. 23, 1991]   a.     At the front of the apartment building there was an employee  climbing the metal extension ladder carrying a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood to the roof which could cause the employee to lose his balance thereby exposing employees to a 16 foot fall hazard.