OSHA Inspection: LUIZ ARNALDO ZAYAS TORRES

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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):    The employer did not maintain jobsite inspections that were performed by a person competent to ensure employees were not exposed to the fall from height and struck-by hazards during residential roofing operations.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    The employer did not ensure that employees were trained to control or eliminate eye injury hazards when using a pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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:     Eye protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(d)(4): At least one portable fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C units was not provided on all vehicles used for transporting and/or dispensing flammable or combustible liquids:  The employer did not ensure that a portable fire extinguisher was available to employees who were carrying a 5 gallon gasoline can in the vehicle. The gasoline was being used to fill the generator.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented for employees performing residential roofing operations who were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately eleven (11) feet.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  The employer did not provide fall protection training to enable employees to recognize and control the fall hazards at their worksite while performing commercial construction.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately eleven (11) foot.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    The employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Employees performing residential roofing operations were exposed to falling approximately eleven (11) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend to the roof.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:    The employer did not train the employees to properly construct and place a ladder so three (3) or more feet were above the upper landing.