OSHA Inspection: GONZALEZ FRAMING LLC

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,352 · Current $1,170 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    Jobsite The employer did not establish and implement an accident prevention program to comply with employees safety and health provisions.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying hazards)  Jobsite The employer did not ensure that frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment were conducted by a competent person.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,352 · Current $1,170 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear:    Jobsite:  The area around the bottom of the ladder that was used by employees to gain access to the roof was not kept clear of construction debris.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Sep 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $20,577 · Current $14,410 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):     Jobsite:  The employees who were working on the 2nd story deck of the building under construction were not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.      Gonzalez framing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1044464, Citation Number 02, Item Number 3A and was affirmed as a final order on 08/24/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 10 Copper Square, Building 48, Bethel, CT.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  Jobsite: The employee who was exposed fall hazards while working on the roof of he building under construction was not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.    Gonzalez framing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1044464, Citation Number 02, Item Number 3B and was affirmed as a final order on 08/24/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 10 Copper Square, Building 48, Bethel, CT.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $14,698 · Current $10,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    Jobsite:  The side rails of the Werner D 1332-2 32-foot aluminum, D-Rung extension ladder that was used to by employees to gain access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.       Gonzalez framing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1044464, Citation Number 02, Item Number 5A and was affirmed as a final order on 08/24/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 10 Copper Square, Building 48, Bethel, CT.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that each employee had been trained in the safe use of the portable ladders in order to recognize hazards associated with portable ladders and the procedures to minimize and/or eliminate those hazards.  Gonzalez framing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1044464, Citation Number 02, Item Number 5B and was affirmed as a final order on 08/24/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 10 Copper Square, Building 48, Bethel, CT.

Issued

Sep 20, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  Jobsite:  The employer did not verify through a written certification that all affected employees were trained in the fall protection training.