OSHA Inspection: BALDEMAR MARTINEZ

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    On or about November 5, 2015, and at times prior thereto, 5 employees were not wearing head protection while performing construction work, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by falling materials such as foundation frame work, building materials and rocks.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:     On or about November 5, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that the scaffolding system installed around the foundation frame work and used on site was designed by a qualified person, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet. Some defects observed on the scaffolding were a lack of guardrails, ladders, toe boards.  In addition, the planks were only six inches wide.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.  On or about November 5, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer was using 2 X 6 pieces of wood in various lengths as scaffolding planks, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet. The planks were used along the west and south sides of the foundation formwork.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:  On or about November 5, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a ladder to gain access to the scaffolding system, exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 10 feet.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:  On or about November 5, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that the scaffolding system installed around the foundation had guardrails installed, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet. The guardrails were missing along the southwest corner foundation formwork.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs 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.     On or about November 5, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that workers on a scaffold platform were trained to recognize unsafe conditions, exposing employees to the hazards of falls and/or collapse/failure of the scaffold.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:    On or about November 5, 2015, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide ladders for the employees to use to exit the excavation around the foundation under construction. Ladders were needed along all four sides of the excavation.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.  On or about November 5, 2015, and at times prior there to, there were five employees working in and around the excavation site while there was standing water in the excavation, exposing the employees to the hazards of cave-ins and structural collapse. Water was observed in the excavation on the southwest corner.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift.  On or about November 5, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that the competent person in charge on site conducted an inspection of the excavation before allowing employees to enter it, exposing the employees to the hazard of a cave-in.

Issued

May 2, 2016

Abate by

May 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 1926.652(c):    On or about November 5, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure adequate protective systems such as sloping, benching, or shielding were used to protect employees from a possible collapse of the excavation wall in the following instances:    a. Along the north wall of the excavation at a depth of approximately 11 feet.  b. Along the west wall of the excavation at a depth of approximately 6 feet.  c. Along the south wall of the excavation at a depth of approximately 9 feet with standing water in the bottom.