OSHA Inspection: JOEL RODRIGUEZ

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $986 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    At a residential construction site, employees performing framing work were not protected by a protective helmet while working underneath employees that were framing above at higher levels. The employees were exposed to being struck by objects and/or tools falling from a height greater than ( 8 to 25 ) feet.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $986 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    At a residential construction site, framing employees operated circular saws and nail guns and were not provided with eye protection exposing the employees to eye and face injuries.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,390 · Current $1,314 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:    At a residential construction project, framing employees were using a Makita Circular Saw with the blade guard blocked with a piece of wood exposing the employees to cuts, lacerations and/or amputation hazards.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,793 · Current $986 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(e): All splices and joints and free ends of conductors were not covered with insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device designed for the purpose:    At a residential construction job site, the employer did not ensure a 120 / 208 V electrical cord used to supply electrical power to a Makita circular saw being was protected with its equivalent insulation material were splice repairs had been made exposing the employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,976 · Current $3,288 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):     At a residential construction job site, employees performing framing activities were not provided fall protection and exposed to an unprotected fall hazard of approximately 8 to 25 feet to the ground below.    Best Framing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 739461, citation number 01, item number 02 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/13/2012 with a final abatement date of 12/13/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1549 Merrimac Circle, Fort Worth Texas 76107.