OSHA Inspection: JORGE ANDRADE

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a) Along the west side of the house, on or about March 29, 2017, an employee was performing siding work while standing on a pump jack scaffold platform that had poles which were set-up on the soft ground without the use of mud sills, base plates,  or other adequate firm foundation, resulting in a 13.4 feet fall hazard.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  a) Along the west side of the house, on or about March 29, 2017, an employee was performing siding work while standing on a pump jack scaffold platform that had poles which were not secured to the bottom of the house by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent, resulting in a 13.4 fall hazard onto the ground.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

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.   a) Along the west side of the house, on or about March 29, 2017, a competent person did not oversee the scaffold erection for an employee performing siding work while standing on a pump jack scaffold platform 13.4 feet above the ground, resulting in a fall and struck-by hazard.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Along the west side of the house, on or about March 29, 2017, the employer did not provide scaffold safety training to an employee performing siding work while standing on a pump jack scaffold platform 13.4 feet above the ground, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) Along the west side of the house, on or about March 29, 2017, an employee performing siding work while standing on a pump jack scaffold platform 13.4 feet above the ground was not provided with adequate fall protection, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) At the jobsite - On or about and at times prior to March 29, 2017, the employer did not develop, implement and/or maintain a written hazard communication program for an employee who used a circular saw to cut siding materials such as, but not limited to fiber cement siding, exposing the employee to eye/face and/or skin injuries and irritations.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) At the jobsite - On or about and at times prior to March 29, 2017, safety data sheets were not maintained and available for all the hazardous chemicals used onsite such as, but not limited to siding materials (i.e. fiber cement siding), exposing employees to safety and health hazards.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) At the jobsite - On or about and at times prior to March 29, 2017, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to siding materials (i.e. fiber cement siding), resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a) At the jobsite, on or about and at times prior to March 29, 2017, the employer did not provide basic advisory information contained in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection standard to an employee who used a filtering face piece respirator (dust mask) on a voluntary basis, exposing the employee to respiratory and dermal hazards.