OSHA Inspection: GILBERTO HERNANDEZ

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,087 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a)  At the job site, on or about February 9, 2017, employees exposed to overhead hazards were not wearing a hard hat, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,630 Reduced

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) At the job site, in front of the building on the exterior wall, on or about February 9, 2017, an employee who was  without fall protection while performing framing work on a new one-story residence was exposed to fall hazards up to about 9 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,630 Reduced

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:    1926.503(a)(1)   a) At the job site, on or about February 9, 2017, the employer did not provide adequate fall protection training for two employees who were performing framing work from the 2nd level of a building resulting in a 9-foot fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    a) At the job site, inside the garage, on or about February 9, 2017, a wooden job made ladder did not extend 3-feet beyond the ceiling joists, exposing an employee to a 9-foot fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 11, 2017

Abate by

Apr 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, enabling each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a) At the job site, inside the garage, on or about February 9, 2017, an employee using a job made wooden ladder to access the ceiling joists area was not provided ladder safety training, as a result the employee was exposed to a 9-foot fall hazard.