OSHA Inspection: SALVADOR GONZALEZ

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 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 system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:    a) At the job site, on 9 April, 2015, the employer did not ensure the use of a personal fall arrest system, or other means or fall protection, for two employees who were observed taking measurements at the edge of the second floor platform of a two story residential townhouse, that measured thirteen feet from the ground level, exposing the employees to the hazards associated with broken bones, sprains, lacerations, and bruises.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) At the job site, on 9 April, 2015, the employer did not ensure a fifteen-foot, aluminum, extension ladder used to access the second floor platform of a residential townhouse under construction, extended at least three feet above the edge of the platform.