OSHA Inspection: JOSE ENRIQUE SANCHEZ, JR.

Issued

2016-08-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  The employer did not provide the certification of corrective action issued on May 24, 2016 of this inspection for Citation 1.

Issued

2016-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.  At this location, employees conducted brick laying on a commercial building's west wall performing work on a scaffold more than 10 feet high and had spacing between the decking and the uprights of more than 1 inch.

Issued

2016-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:   At this location, employees were engaged in brick laying operations on a commercial building's west wall from a scaffold that had base plates.

Issued

2016-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  At this location, employees conducted brick laying on a commercial building's west wall performing work on a scaffold having platforms more than 2 feet above the point of access. The employer did not provide ladder or other suitable means to access the platforms.

Issued

2016-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:  At this location, employees conducted brick laying on a commercial building's west wall performing work on a scaffold more than 10 feet high. The scaffold lacked toe boards.

Issued

2016-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  At this location, employees were conducting brick laying on a commercial building's west wall performing work on a scaffold more than 10 feet high. The scaffold did not possess top or mid rails.

Issued

2016-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  At this location, employees power washed brick on the north wall of a newly constructed commercial building using an aerial lift and working more than 6 feet above the ground. Employees did not wear personal fall protection attached to the basket.