OSHA Inspection: RITOVIDIO GUERRERO

Issued

May 27, 2016

Penalty

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

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:    On or about February 24, 2016, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, while climbing down the tubular scaffold end frames to access the ground below.

Issued

May 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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, or personal fall arrest systems:  Northside:  On or about February 24, 2016, employees without fall protection were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet to the unpaved ground below, while installing shingles.

Issued

May 27, 2016

Abate by

Jun 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  On or about February 24, 2016, employees without fall protection were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet to the unpaved ground below, while installing shingles.