OSHA Inspection: ROGELIO GOMEZ DBA ROGELIO GOMEZ

Issued

Jul 7, 2017

Abate by

Aug 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:     Rogelio Gomez dba Rogelio Gomez, failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation Number                              Item Number                                    Abatement Date  01                                                        01                                                     05/17/2017  01                                                        02                                                     05/11/2017  01                                                        03                                                     05/11/2017  01                                                        04                                                     05/11/2017 01                                                        05                                                     05/11/2017 01                                                        06                                                     05/11/2017 01                                                        07                                                     05/11/2017   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 5, 2017

Abate by

May 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program(s) as may be necessary to comply with this part:   a)  On or about February 12, 2017, the employer did not maintain programs to provide for compliance with the OSH Act to control or minimize the safety and health hazards associated with the work that his employees are required to perform.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 5, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):  Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    a)  On or about February 12, 2017, employees were exposed to electrical shock while working around exposed electrical parts.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 5, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1):  Each platform on all working levels was not fully planked or decked between front uprights and the guardrail supports:     a) On or about February 12, 2017, employees working from frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 11.5 feet where the scaffold platform was not fully decked.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 5, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1):  Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platforms more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:     a)  On or about February 12, 2017, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11.5 feet while accessing the work platform of a frame scaffold.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 5, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:     a)  On or about February 12, 2017, employees working from frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11.5 feet.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 5, 2017

Abate by

May 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(6)(i): Employees shall not be allowed to ride on scaffolds unless the following conditions exist; The surface on which the scaffold is being moved is within 3 degrees of level, and free of pits, holes, and obstructions:    a)  On or about February 12, 2017, employees were allowed to ride scaffolds in areas that were not free of pits and holes.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 5, 2017

Abate by

May 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

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:    a)  On or about February 12, 2017, employees were not trained to recognize and eliminate the hazards associated with working from scaffolding.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.