OSHA Inspection: RUBEN MEJIA AND VICTOR QUINONES

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.   At this workplace, an employee conducted exterior wall finish preparations at a single family residence under construction above six feet without a fall protection system in place.  The employee was exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 19, 2017

Abate by

Feb 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   At this workplace, an employee conducted exterior wall finish preparations at a single family residence under construction above six feet and was not provided training to recognize the hazards of falling.  The employee was exposed to fall hazards.