OSHA Inspection: RENAN TORRES

Issued

Dec 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $305 · Current $305

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):   The employer failed to certify to OSHA (the Agency) that the following item(s) were abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement date:  a) Renan Torres, dba RAM Roofing, LLC. did not provide abatement within 10 calendar days after the abatement date was due for Citation 1, Item 1a&b, Citation 1, Item 2, Citation 2, Item 1, Citation 2 Item 2previously cited items.

Issued

Dec 22, 2017

Abate by

Jan 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  Renan Torres, dba RAM Roofing, LLC failed to provide documentation demonstrating the abatement method and completion of the following items as cited:      a) Citation 1, Item 1a: For failure to provide instruction to employees to recognize unsafe condition on the jobsite.     b) Citation 1, Item 1b: For failing to provide Ladder safety training.      c) Citation 1, Item 2: Allowed employees to climb ladder with out facing the ladder.     d) Citation 2, Item 1: Failure to provide fall protection      e) Citation 2, Item 2: Failure to train employees on the fall protection requirements and equipment.

Issued

Apr 28, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,988 · Current $2,988

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer does not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:   Renan Torres project site located at 4605 S. 16th St. Sheboygan, WI: Renan Torres does not provide training to employees which would allow them to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions, or to understand and follow the OSHA Standards that apply to construction work, to include the proper use of personal protective equipment, power tools, extension cords, ladders, and fall protection.    To abate these hazards the employer must ensure employees have been trained to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions, to understand the OSHA Standards relating to construction activity, and the methods needed to control or eliminate hazards which could lead to injury or illness.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including copies of the training materials and the names and qualifications of the persons it is designating as competent.

Issued

Apr 28, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Renan Torres project site located at 4605 S. 16th St. Sheboygan, WI: On and about April 24, 2017, employees were exposed to falls while climbing ladders when they had not been trained to properly set up and work from ladders by a competent person.

Issued

Apr 28, 2017

Abate by

May 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,585 · Current $3,585

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20): When ascending or descending a ladder, the user shall face the ladder.  Renan Torres project site located at 4605 S. 16th St. Sheboygan, WI: On April 24, 2017, the Foreman was observed climbing down an aluminum extension ladder while facing away from it.

Issued

Apr 28, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,951 · Current $11,951

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):   Each employee on a steep pitch roof, with unprotected sides and edges, is not protected from falling by any form of fall protection. The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work. This violation was most recently observed at 4605 S. 16th St. Sheboygan, WI where four employees were not protected from fall hazards between 9 feet and 15 feet to the ground.    To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing roofing work are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed onto a roof more than 6 feet above a lower level without adequate fall protection.   Renan Torres was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1157422, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 8/30/16, with respect to a workplace located at 3045 Beth Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311, under the name of Ram Roofing, LLC; and was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number OSHA inspection number 989279, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 1/12/15, with respect to a workplace located at 3404 W. 90th St. Sioux Falls, SD; and was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 919363, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/13, with respect to a workplace located at 3609 Division St. Manitowoc, WI.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 28, 2017

Abate by

May 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $14,939 · Current $14,939

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer does 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:  Renan Torres project site located at 4605 S. 16th St. Sheboygan, WI:  Renan Torres does not have a program to ensure employees are able to recognize fall hazards and take the appropriate actions to eliminate those hazards, and does not ensure the employees have been trained by a competent person to properly set up and use fall protection systems or to understand the other Standards in this subpart.   To abate this hazard the employer must ensure that each employee is trained to recognize fall hazards, the OSHA regulations applicable to fall protection during construction activity, and to properly set up and use fall protection systems appropriate for each project site.  Renan Torres was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 989279, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 1/12/15, with respect to a workplace located at 3404 W. 90th St. Sioux Falls, SD; and was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or similar standard, 1926.503(a)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 919363, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 9/4/13, with respect to a workplace located at 3609 Division St. Manitowoc, WI.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including the names and qualifications of the persons it is designating as competent, and a description of their responsibilities.