OSHA Inspection: ELI MOLINA SABINO

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) On or about March 9, 2015, employees were working below overhead work activity and were not wearing head protection while work was being performed overhead on a second working level.

Issued

Apr 1, 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) On or about March 9, 2015, employees were performing wood framing activities that included operating portable electric hand tools such as pneumatic nail guns, and circular saws without the use of eye protection.

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    a) On or about March 9, 2015, employees used 220 volt split gray electrical cord that had a missing male plug end with exposed wires inserted into a receptacle to supply power to an air compressor, exposing employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Abate by

Apr 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a) On or about March 9, 2014, employees working on upper levels and installing plywood panels were exposed to open trusses and exposed leading edges without fall protection provided, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to and more than 25 feet onto the ground (outside the structure) and/or the concrete floor (inside the structure).

Issued

Apr 1, 2015

Abate by

May 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) On or about March 9, 2014, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees working on a second working level while performing wood framing, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to and more than 25 feet onto the ground (outside the structure) and/or the concrete floor (inside the structure).