OSHA Inspection: ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ LOPEZ

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,350 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 Lot 78 Wyndham Gates, Opelika, Alabama:  On or about May 17, 2017 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities from a high slope roof without using fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9.8 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a)  At Lot 78 Wyndham Gates, Opelika, Alabama:  On or about May 17, 2017 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the landing exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9.8 feet to the ground below.