OSHA Inspection: HUGO PEREZ CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2016-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within ten calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:   a. In regards to citation 1, item 1, issued on November 18, 2015, the employer has failed to submit abatement certification within ten days of the abatement date, November 30, 2015.  The violation read as follows:    29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets:  a. At the worksite where an employee was working directly below employees who were working on the exterior of the second floor, head protection was not used, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.   b. In regards to citation 1, item 2, issued on November 18, 2015, the employer has failed to submit abatement certification within ten days of the abatement date, November 30, 2015.  The violation read as follows:    29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:  a. On the back of the house where employees were working from a pump jack scaffold, guardrails were not installed along the open side and the ends of the scaffold platform, thereby exposing the employees to a ten foot fall hazard.  b. On the back of the house where employees were working from a pump jack scaffold, guardrails were not installed along the open side and the ends of the scaffold platform, thereby exposing the employees to a 15 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  a. At the worksite where an employee was working directly below employees who were working on the exterior of the second floor, head protection was not used, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2015-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.  a. On the back of the house where employees were working from a pump jack scaffold, guardrails were not installed along the open side and the ends of the scaffold platform, thereby exposing the employees to a 10 foot fall hazard.  b. On the back of the house where employees were working from a pump jack scaffold, guardrails were not installed along the open side and the ends of the scaffold platform, thereby exposing the employees to a 15 foot fall hazard.