OSHA Inspection: LUIS GENERAL CARPENTRY

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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) Exterior upper level: - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below framing activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about July 23rd, 2015.

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 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:                                                                                                             A) Exterior, Roof Level of house: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using an electric saw and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about July 23rd, 2015.    B) Exterior, Ground left side of house: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using an electric saw and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about July 23rd, 2015.

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   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 (b)   A) Exterior, Roof of house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 30 feet while engaged in framing work on the roof of a house without a means of fall protection in place, on or about July 23rd, 2015.

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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) Exterior, Roof Level: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while using an extension ladder that was not extended at least 3 feet over the landing that they were accessing, on or about July 23rd, 2015.

Issued

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step:   A) Upper landing of the structure on ladder: Employees were exposed to fall/ladder collapse hazards of approximately 8 feet as they were using the top steps of a step ladder, on or about July 23rd, 2015.