OSHA Inspection: OVIDIO BLANCO GUEVARA

Issued

Apr 13, 2016

Abate by

Apr 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):     a) At the new multi-family residential construction site, where at least one employee was operating a powered industrial truck without having first completed training consisting of formal instruction, practical training, and an evaluation of the operators performance in the workplace.

Issued

Apr 13, 2016

Abate by

Apr 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

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, were not protected by protective helmets:     a)  At the new multi-family residential construction site, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working in areas where overhead hazards existed without the use of head protection.

Issued

Apr 13, 2016

Abate by

Apr 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d):  All portable, power-driven circular saws were not equipped with guards above and below the base plate or shoe. The lower guard did not cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the minimum arc required to allow proper retraction and contact with the work. When the tool is withdrawn from the work, the lower guard did not automatically and instantly return to the covering position:    a)  At the new multi-family residential construction site, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using a Makita circular saw with the lower guard in the opened position.

Issued

Apr 13, 2016

Abate by

Apr 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):  Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     a)      At the multi-family construction site where employees were exposed to fall hazards of more than 6-feet above the ground level below while applying decking to the top of the building without the use of a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Apr 13, 2016

Abate by

Apr 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a)(1): A stairway or ladder was not provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    a)  At the multi-family residential construction site, where employees were exposed to fall hazards while using the stud framed walls as access/egress to the upper landings.

Issued

Apr 13, 2016

Abate by

Apr 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:  a)  At the multi-family residential construction site, where employees were exposed to fall hazards while using an extension ladder that did not extend at least three (3) feet above the landing.