OSHA Inspection: FELIPE ROBLES

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $500 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:    On or about July 12, 2017 and there prior, the employer exposed employees working on the ground at a residential roofing to overhead hazards by not providing them hardhats.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    On or about July 12, 2017 and there prior, the employer did not ensure that employees working with hammers and operating nail guns at a residential roofing worksite protected their eyes from hazards of flying projectiles.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,000 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):    On or about July 12, 2017 and there prior, the employer exposed employees working above 6ft to fall from height hazards when removing and re-installing shingles on a 10/12 and 7/12 pitched residential roof.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    On or about July 12, 2017 and there prior, the employer allowed employees to use ladders that were only extended approximately 1.5 feet above a 10/12 and 7/12 pitched roof they were installing shingles on.

Issued

Sep 25, 2017

Abate by

Oct 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall:    On or about July 12, 2017, the employer allowed employees to carry shingles, roofing felts, and tools up the ladder in a manner that could cause them to lose balance and fall.