OSHA Inspection: OSCAR ROMERO

Issued

Jun 23, 2016

Abate by

Jul 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $600 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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    On or about March 24, 2016 and at times prior thereto, employees were working on a residential home. One employee was working on the framework of the home without using any form of fall protection. The employee was exposed to fall hazards of greater than six feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 23, 2016

Abate by

Jul 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer is to retrain each such employee such as inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding of skill:      On or about March 24, 2016 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure his employees were retrained in any inadequacies that were indicated in their knowledge or use of fall protection systems. The employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than six feet to the ground below.