OSHA Inspection: PETER LOPEZ

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1443.00 · Current $722.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form or scrap lumber with protruding nails was not kept clear from work areas:    (a) East side of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employees framing house were working around wood debris piles that had nails protruding out of them.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1443.00 · Current $722.00 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.    (a) East Side of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employee installing wrap around exterior of house using a pneumatic nail gun was not wearing eye or face protection that is required per nail gun manufacturer.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1924.00 · Current $962.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:    (a) East side of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employee cutting wood material was using an electric circular saw with the bottom half of the blade guard pinned in the open position exposing the lower portion of the blade to employees.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2405.00 · Current $1203.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    (a) Around exterior of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employees working from wooden scaffolding that is using a walk plank that is 5 5/8 inch wide and not the 18 inch wide required.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3367.00 · Current $1683.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    (a) East side of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employee working from wooden scaffold 15 feet high framing house wall was not protected by a guard rail or fall protection system.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling.  (a) All around exterior of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employees working from wooden scaffold framing house with scaffold planking 20 inches away from house wall with no guard rails or fall protection being used.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3367.00 · Current $1683.00 Reduced

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:    (a) All around exterior of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employee working from wooden scaffold framing house wall that was missing the base plates to keep the scaffolding from sinking into the ground and falling down.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1443.00 · Current $721.00 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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    (a) East side of house - On or about September 12, 2016 employee working from wooden scaffolding framing house wall gained access to the top platform by climbing the exterior of the scaffolding and did not use a ladder.

Issued

2016-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $270.00 · Current $135.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    (a) All around exterior of house - On or about September 12, 2016 the employer did not have each employee that assembled the wooden scaffolding trained in erecting or dismantling any type of scaffolding.