OSHA Inspection: ISMAEL NOLASCO CHILEL

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,658 · Current $2,195 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:    (a) New townhome construction, Lot #41: On or about 12/21/2017, and at times prior, the employer failed to provide a workplace which was free of recognized hazards which included fall and struck-by hazards, in that the employer exposed employees to potential injuries while failing to provide PPE and training to employees engaged in framing activities.

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Abate by

Jan 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,878 · Current $2,927 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 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) New townhome construction located on Lot #41, Top plate: On or about 12/21/2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic Hitachi Framing Nail Guns, in that protective eyewear was not provided prior to operating these tools while engaged in framing activities.     Ismael Nolasco Chilel was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 993438, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 11/25/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 5305 Vendelay Lane, Cumming, GA 30041.

Issued

Jan 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,536 · Current $5,122 Reduced

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:    (a) New townhome construction located on Lot #41, Top plate: On or about 12/21/2017, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of more than 27-feet from the lower level, in that employees were not provided a fall protection system while engaged in truss framing activities.    Ismael Nolasco Chilel was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1017706, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/27/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 12180 Belvoir Lane, Alpharetta, GA 30009.