OSHA Inspection: EDWIN BAEZ

Issued

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1500.00 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:    The employer is failing to ensure that employees are not exposed to eye and face hazards from flying particles while working on a residential roof.  This most recently occurred on August 23, 2017 on the jobsite located at 2120 Betsy Ave, Papillion, NE 68133.  Employees were observed using a hand-held pneumatic nail gun to install roofing material without any form of eye or face protection.

Issued

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3000.00 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:     The employer is failing to ensure that all employees exposed to fall hazards while working on a residential roof are utilizing fall protection.  This most recently occurred on August 23, 2017 on the jobsite located at 2120 Betsy Ave, Papillion, NE 68133.  Two employees were observed on the roof of a 2-story house with a 6 in 12 steep sloped roof at heights greater than 6 feet above the ground and not utilizing any form of fall protection.

Issued

2017-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1500.00 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:     The employer is failing to ensure that each employee exposed to fall hazards has been effectively trained on fall hazard recognition and on how to use fall protection.  This most recently occurred on August 23, 2017 on the jobsite located at 2120 Betsy Ave, Papillion, NE 68133.  The employer has 2  employees who have not receive fall protection training and are exposed to fall hazards while re-roofing an existing residential home that has a 6 in 12 steep sloped pitch and a ground to eave height of about 11 feet.