OSHA Inspection: DAVID VILLARREAL

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,100 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:      At this work place, employees conducted roofing operations at heights greater than six feet and were not provided training to recognize fall hazards and methods to eliminate or minimize those fall hazards.

Issued

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.       At this work place, employees conducted roofing operations at heights greater than six feet without a fall protection system in place.    The David Villarreal was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 996413, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/19/14, with respect to a workplace located at 4334 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi Texas, 78412.