OSHA Inspection: NICANOR UGALDE VACA

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    Employees engaged in roofing operations without fall protection were not provided a safety and health program that would enable them to recognize they were exposed to fall hazards in excess of six feet.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $962 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:    Employee engaged in roofing activities was exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a nail gun without eye protection.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

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):     An employee engaged in roofing operation was exposed to fall hazards in excess of six feet without fall protection.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii):    Employee had not been trained to recognize hazards related to falls and the procedures to follow that would minimize those hazards while performing roofing activities.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Feb 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,207 · Current $1,924 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:    Employee engaged in roofing work was exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the roof's landing.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:    Employee engaged in roofing work was exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that was not secured on an unstable surface.

Issued

Jan 4, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $0 Reduced

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.    An employee performing roofing work used a ladder had not been trained to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to follow that would minimize the hazards.