OSHA Inspection: JAIRO HERNANDEZ

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

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:  a)  At 1755 Thomason Dr. Opelika, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2017 and at times prior; the employer failed to ensure employees guiding trusses being lifted overhead had hard hats on exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 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:  a)  At 1755 Thomason Dr. Opelika, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2017 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection exposing them to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a)  At 1755 Thomason Dr. Opelika, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2017 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a walk board that measured only 8 inches wide exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 19 feet 2 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Abate by

Nov 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  At 1755 Thomason Dr. Opelika, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2017 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of 19 feet 2 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Nov 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $1,847

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a)  At 1755 Thomason Dr. Opelika, Alabama:  On or about October 17, 2017 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities next to an unprotected side on the second floor exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet 2 inches to the concrete floor below.