OSHA Inspection: LOPEZ PLUMBING SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a. On or about April 20, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing construction operations was exposed to falls of approximately one hundred twenty (120) feet, or 12 stories, created by the presence of incomplete guardrail systems.

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(1): The top edge height of the top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, was not 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level:  a.  On or about April 20, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, on the 11th and 12th floors, an employee performing construction operations was exposed to falls of approximately one hundred twenty (120) feet and one hundred ten (110) feet created by the top rails on the guard rails being at the wrong height and incomplete to protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2)(i): Midrails, when used, were not installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working level; screens and mesh, when used, did not extend from the top rail to the walking/working level and along the entire opening between top rail supports; Intermediate members, when used between posts, were more than 19 inches (.5 m) apart; Other structural members were installed such that there are no openings in the guardrail system that are more than 19 inches (48 cm) wide.  a.  On or about April 20, 2017 at the above addressed jobsite, on the 12th floor, an employee performing construction operations was exposed to falls of approximately one hundred twenty (120) feet and one hundred ten (110) feet created by the mid rails on the guard rails being at the wrong height and incomplete to protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3621.00 · Current $1811.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees:   a.  On or about April 20, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing construction operations were exposed falling objects due to unsecured covers over a pipe shaft running from floor ten (10) to floor eight (8).

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard:  a.  On or about April 20, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the covers for the floor penetrations had not been color coded or marked to show they were covering a hole, thereby exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.851(c): In a multistory building, stairwell(s) being used were not properly illuminated by either natural or artificial means:  a. On or about April 20, 2017 at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing construction operations were exposed to falls of approximately nine (9) feet or one (1) story due to improper lighting in stairwells and stair landings.

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a.  On or about April 20, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the stairway to the second floor and from floors ten through twelve was not provided with handrails, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2017-06-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems that meet the criteria contained in Subpart M of 29 CFR 1926:   a.  On or about April, 20 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, the stairway landing to the 10th floor from the 11th floor, was not provided with guardrail systems, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.