OSHA Inspection: LUCIO ROBERTO

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $962.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, was not protected by protective helmets.    On or about October 28, 2016, employees were framing the commercial restaurant under construction without head protection, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by tools or materials.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and/or face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  Instance a. On or about October 28, 2016, two employees were using pneumatic nail guns to frame the restaurant under construction without eye protection, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by flying objects.  Instance b. On or about October 28, 2016, an employee was using a circular saw to cut framing for the restaurant under construction without eye protection, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by flying objects.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1272.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design.    Instance a: On or about October 28, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the owner and employees built a makeshift scaffold out of wood materials to frame the restaurant under construction up to approximately 18 feet high without being designed by a qualified person, exposing employees to a fall hazard.    Instance b: On or about October 28, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the owner used a rough terrain forklift to elevate employees over ten feet high on a wooden pallet that was not designed or constructed by a qualified person, exposing employees to fall hazard.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  On or about October 28, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the owner and employees built a makeshift scaffold to frame the restaurant under construction from materials at the job site without the supervision and direction of a competent person, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1283.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.    On or about October 28, 2016, the owner and employees built a makeshift scaffold up to 18 feet high without each scaffold platform at least 18 inches wide, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section:  On or about October 28, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the owner and employees built a makeshift scaffold up to 18 feet high without guard rails or personal fall arrest systems, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  On or about October 28, 2016, employees were framing the restaurant under construction approximately 16 feet high using a 24 foot extension ladder to access the scaffold platform without extending at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1283.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    On or about October 28, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the owner and employees built a makeshift scaffold approximately 18 feet high to frame the restaurant under construction without having each employee trained in scaffolding, exposing employees to a fall hazard.    Note: The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:  a)  Any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area;  b)  The correct procedures for dealing with electrical hazards and for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems and falling object protection systems being used;  c)  The proper use of the scaffold, and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold;  d)  The maximum intended load and load-carrying capacities of the scaffolds used; and  e)  Any other pertinent requirements of this subpart.

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  On or about October 28, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were using a JLG rough terrain forklift to frame the restaurant under construction without fork lift training and evaluation as specified in 29 CFR 1910.178(l).

Issued

2016-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms where the entire platform was not attached to the fork.  On or about October 28, 2016, and at times prior thereto, the owner was using the JLG rough terrain fork lift to elevate employees with only a wooden pallet as a work platform that was not secured to the forks, exposing employees to a fall hazard.