OSHA Inspection: CYNTHIA ACU?A/JOS? VALDEZ

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,283 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 agents.    Employees engaged in roofing operations were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic nail guns without eye protection.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $2,245 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).    Employees engaged in roofing operations were exposed to fall hazards in excess of six feet.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $962 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:    Employees engaged in roofing work were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the roof's landing or tied off.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $962 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6):   Where portable ladders were used for accessing upper landing surface of roof was not placed on stable and level surface(s) or secured to prevent accidental displacement:      Employees engaged in roofing work were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that was not on a level surface and/or secured to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Employees of Cynthia Acuña/José Valdez had not been trained to recognize hazards related to falls and the procedures to follow that would minimize those hazards while performing roofing activities, at a height of over 6 feet, without fall protection.

Issued

Oct 21, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    Employees performing roofing activities accessed roof from a ladder had not been trained to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to follow that would minimize the hazards.