OSHA Inspection: MANUEL LARA DBA LARA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2016-08-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $300.00 · Current $125.00 Reduced

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:       Manuel Lara dba Lara Construction,  failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:       Citation Number                       Item Number                            Abatement Date   01                                            01                                            06/24/2016   01                                            02                                            06/24/2016   01                                            03                                            06/24/2016   01                                            04a                                           06/24/2016   01                                             04b                                           06/24/2016                    01                                             04b                                           06/24/2016   01                                             04c                                           06/24/2016   01                                             05                                           06/24/2016   01                                             06a                                           06/24/2016   01                                             06b                                           06/24/2016   01                                             07                                           06/24/2016   01                                             08                                           06/24/2016   01                                             09                                          07/22/2016   01                                             10                                           06/24/2016        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:       a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:      a) On June 3, 2016, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a chipping hammer without eye protection during masonry work.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:     a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling, approximately 25 feet to the ground, while performing masonry work from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform that was not at least 18 inches wide.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(ix): Tiebacks were not secured to a structurally sound anchorage on the building or structure:    a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold, supported by the parapet hooks, secured against movement by tiebacks connected to the 55 gallon drum filled with water.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(x): Tiebacks were not installed perpendicular to the face of the building or structure, nor were opposing angle tiebacks installed:  a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold, supported by the parapet hooks, secured against movement by tiebacks at the angle other than right angle to the face of the building.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iv): Vertical lifelines, independent support lines, and suspension ropes were attached to the same point of anchorage:  a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold, supported by the parapet hooks, secured against movement by tiebacks connected to the same point of anchorage.         In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(5)(ii): Suspension scaffold support devices such as cornice hooks, roof hooks, roof irons, parapet clamps, or similar devices were not supported by bearing blocks:      a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform, supported by the parapet hooks without the use of bearing blocks.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(16): The suspension scaffold power-operated hoist or manually operated hoist did not have, in addition to the normal operating brake, a braking device or locking pawl which engages automatically when a hoist makes either of the following uncontrolled movements: an instantaneous change in momentum or an accelerated overspeed.       a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold which did not have a breaking device or locking pawl.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(17):  Manually operated hoists did not have a positive crank force to descend:      a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold where the manually operated hoist did not have a positive crank force to descend.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 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:       a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were not provided with safe access to a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform being used at an elevation of approximately 25 feet above the ground.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1130.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system:       a)  On June 3, 2016, employees engaged in masonry work were not protected from hazards of falling while working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform elevated approximately 25 feet above the ground.           In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:     a)  On or about June 3, 2016, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from a two-point adjustable suspension scaffold platform and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 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):     a)  On June 3, 2016, employees were not protected from the hazard of falling to the lower level while performing masonry work around unguarded skylight.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).