OSHA Inspection: FERNANDO GARCES MARIN

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $815 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:      a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to electrical shock for a flexible cord used at the job site. The plug of the flexible cord was not provided with strain relief and was used to provide power to the air compressor unit.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):      a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a foreman and three workers were working on scaffold systems were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet. The scaffold systems were not fully planked on the third level of the scaffold.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:      a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a foreman and three workers were working on a scaffold system and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet. A ladder system was not provided for the employees to access and egress the upper levels of the scaffold system.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:      a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, A foreman and three workers were working on a scaffold system and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet. Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides of the scaffold system.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:   a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a foreman and three workers were working on a scaffold system and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet. A competent person did not ensure that the scaffold was inspected for visible defects before each work shift. The scaffold system was not fully planked on the third level, a ladder system was not provided for the employees to access and egress the upper levels of the scaffold system; and guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides of the platform.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:   a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a foreman and three workers were working on a scaffold system and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet. The employer did not ensure that the scaffold was erected or altered by trained and experienced employees. The scaffold system was not fully planked on the third level, a ladder system was not provided for the employees to access and egress the upper levels of the scaffold system; and guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides of the platform.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a foreman and three workers were working on a scaffold system and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet. The workers on the job site were not trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with the scaffold system. The scaffold system was not fully planked on the third level, a ladder system was not provided for the employees to access and egress the upper levels of the scaffold system; and guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides of the platform.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,358 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):      a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a worker was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while working on the first level roof of a two-story residential house. The worker was not protected with a fall protection system.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $815 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:      a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a foreman and three workers were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 7 feet while using an A-frame ladder to access and egress the first level of the scaffold system. The side rails of the ladder did not extend at least 3 feet on the landing surface of the scaffold system.

Issued

Dec 26, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:   a) On or about November 15, 2017 and at times prior, a foreman and three workers were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 7 feet while using an A-frame ladder to access and egress the upper level of the scaffold system. The rungs of the A-frame ladder were not opened or extended and were placed diagonally on the side of the scaffold.