OSHA Inspection: HUGO VIZUETH VILLEGAS

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $3259.00

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 11/2/17 located at 4430 Clonmore Way, Cumming, GA: Employees were framing the roof installing rafters and plywood on to the house that was under construction while on top of the roof approximately 16  foot from the lower level. The employees on the roof were passing up the lumber and tools overhead of the employees below without hard hats and exposing them to a struck by hazards.

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:  On or about 11/2/17 located at 4430 Clonmore Way, Cumming, GA:  Employees were observed installing rafters and plywood on the roof of an house that was under construction while using a pneumatic nail gun and a skill saw without safety glasses.

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   On or about 11/2/17 located at 4430 Clonmore Way, Cumming, GA:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards up to 5- feet from the lower level, while performing framing work from the make shift scaffolds made from 2 X 6 lumber. The employer failed to install guard rails.

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

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:    On or about 11/2/17 located at 4430 Clonmore Way, Cumming, GA: Employee (s) were installing rafters and plywood on to the house that was under construction while working at the edge, the employer did not ensure that fall protection was used by the employees while exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 - 16- foot on the 8/12 pitch roof.

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

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 11/2/17 located at 4430 Clonmore Way, Cumming, GA: Employees were observed and exposed to fall hazards, while framing the roof on a house while the employees were using a job-made wooden ladders to gain access to the roof, and the ladders were 1- foot below the landing surface and the ladders were not 3- foot above the landing surface.

Issued

2017-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:   On or about 11/2/17 located at 4430 Clonmore Way, Cumming, GA:  Job-made wooden ladders were not inspected by a competent person and the ladders were missing the Fillers between the rungs that were a visible defect and the rungs were more than 12- inches apart.