OSHA Inspection: SERGIO ZUNIGA

Issued

Jul 1, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s).    On or about June 23, 2015, the employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the work site where six employees were installing decking materials to the roof of the residential home under construction and exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to falls from the roof and being struck by falling and flying materials.

Issued

Jul 1, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    On or about June 23, 2015, the employer did not provide training to six employees cutting and installing decking materials to the roof of the residential home under construction, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to falls and being struck by falling and flying materials.

Issued

Jul 1, 2015

Abate by

Aug 21, 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:    On or about June 23, 2015, three employees were installing decking materials to the roof of the residential home under construction up to approximately 38 feet high without receiving training from the employer, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 1, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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:    On or about June 23, 2015, three employees were cutting sheets of plywood and handing them up to the installers on the roof without wearing head protection, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by falling materials.

Issued

Jul 1, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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:    On or about June 23, 2015, two employees were using hand-held circular saws to cut plywood decking materials without the use of eye protection, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by flying objects.

Issued

Jul 1, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    On or about June 23, 2015, three employees were climbing the wall braces to access the roof of the residential home under construction without the use of a ladder, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet.

Issued

Jul 1, 2015

Abate by

Jul 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,920 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):    On or about June 23, 2015, three employees were installing decking materials to the second story roof of the residential home under construction up to approximately 38 feet high without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.    The Sergio Zuniga was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.513(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 925126, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on December 6, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 2112 Park Place Circle Round Rock, TX 78681.