OSHA Inspection: DAYAN VERMONTES CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2015-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, shall be kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.  On or about April 9 2015, at this residential construction, the working surroundings had scrap material and debris scattered throughout the construction site creating tripping hazards.

Issued

2015-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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.  On April 9, 2015, and times prior there to, at this jobsite, employees used a 230v Englo Products Corporation air compressor without a guard, to energize a pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

2015-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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):  On or about April 9, 2015, on the northwest side of the residential construction site, employees who worked without fall protection were exposed to fall hazard of approximately 9 feet while engaged in roofing activities.

Issued

2015-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:  On or about April 9, 2015, on the north side of the residential construction site, employees utilized and extension ladder to access the roof and the side rails did not extend 3 feet above the landing exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately greater than 6 feet to the ground.