OSHA Inspection: ALBERTO EL ROMERO

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): In addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold shall be provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.   a) Jobsite - A system to prevent objects and materials from falling was not installed, exposing employees to struck by hazards. Employees were also not wearing hard hats while performing stucco operations. Observed on or about September 11, 2015

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which secure vertical members together laterally.  a) Jobsite - Several sections extending to approximately forty (40) feet above ground level of the fabricated frame scaffold were missing braces which could cause a collapse, exposing the employees to fall hazards, on or about September 11, 2015.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $10,780

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  a) Jobsite - Employees were performing stucco operations up to approximately forty (40) feet above ground level on a fabricated frame scaffold with only 2 planks between the front and rear uprights, on or about September 11, 2015.   Alberto El Romero was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 633298, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/19/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1412 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146.   Romero Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(b)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 458274, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/13/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1600 Camac Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $10,780

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  a) Jobsite - Employees performing stucco operations from a fabricated frame scaffold were using the crossbraces to access the upper working areas of the fabricated frame scaffold, exposing employees to fall hazards, observed on or about September 11, 2015.   Alberto El Romero was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 633298, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/19/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1412 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Nov 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $10,780

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  a) Jobsite - The fabricated frame scaffold was not erected under the supervision of a competent person. Numerous deficiencies such as, but not limited to lack of fall protection, lack of adequate planking, and lack of training were observed on or about September 11, 2015.  Romero Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 19126. 451(f)(7), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 458274, citation number 4, item number 4a and was affirmed as a final order on 12/13/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1600 S. Camac Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Nov 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $10,780

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) Jobsite - Employees performing stucco operations from a fabricated frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards, ranging from fifteen (15) to twenty (20) feet above ground level. Observed on or about September 11, 2015.   Alberto El Romero was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 633298, citation number 1, item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/19/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1412 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146.  Romero Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 458274, citation number 1, item number 4c, and was affirmed as a final order on 12/13/12, with respect to a workplace located at 1600 Camac Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148.

Issued

Nov 5, 2015

Abate by

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a) Jobsite - The employer did not develop and implement a training program for employees on the recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards associated with scaffolding operations,  on or about 9/11/15.   Alberto El Romero was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.454(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 633298, citation number 1, item number 1, group b, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/19/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1412 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146.