OSHA Inspection: EDRAS A. CARIAS MORALES

Issued

Nov 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,231 · Current $8,231

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)  Jobsite, 112 Heritage Court, Canonsburg, PA:  On or about October 18, 2016, three employees were doing roofing work and they were not protected from falling to the ground.  The fall hazards ranged from about 13 feet to about 25 feet.       The Edras A. Carias Morales was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1104591 citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 5, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at Lot 532 Oakbrook Drive, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.    The Edras A. Carias Morales was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on  September 25, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 325 Arrowwood Lane Canonsburg, PA.

Issued

Nov 2, 2016

Abate by

Nov 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,231 · Current $8,231

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer is to retrain each such employee such as inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding of skill:  (a) Jobsite, 112 Heritage Court, Canonsburg, PA:  On or about October 18, 2016, two employees were working on two residential roofs with fall hazards of up to approximately 25 feet and they were not protected from falling to the ground.  These two employees need to be retrained so that they retain the necessary skills and knowledge to minimize fall hazards while working on roofs.        The Edras A. Carias Morales was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1104591, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/5/2016, with respect to a workplace located at Lot 532 Oakbrook Drive, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.  The Edras A. Carias Morales was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926. 503(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1073797, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on September 25, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 325 Arrowwood Lane, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.