OSHA Inspection: ANDRADE CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced

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.:     An employee was observed on an 8:12 pitch roof using a Hitachi pneumatic nail gun without the use of eye protection, exposed to hazards of flying projectiles.

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     Each employee observed working on one-story, residential roof, did not have anchorage/anchorage connector of their restraints connected to the connecting device, exposing them to fall hazards of 20 feet to the ground below.    In lieu of:    29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   Employees were ascending and descending from the rooftop on a Werner straight ladder which did not extend at least three feet above the rooftop landing.