OSHA Inspection: VALLEJOS CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Oct 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On or about 7/12/2018, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation 1 item 1 and citation 1 item 2, contained in inspection #1289891, which was issued on 6/29/2018 with an abatement due date of 07/12/2018.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

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):     On or about January 3, 2018, on the 2nd tier between the 1st and the 2nd floor in the East side of the building, employees were engaged in plastering work from a scaffold not fully planked at a height of approximately 12 feet above ground level, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

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 January 3, 2018, on the 3rd tier between the 1st and the 2nd floor in the East side of the building, the employer permitted employees to work on a scaffold without using a guardrail of a fall arrest system; the employee was applying stucco mix while exposed to a fall hazard of up to 12 feet.

Issued

Jun 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about January 3, 2018, on the 2nd tier between the 1st and the 2nd floor in the East side of the building, employees working with Stucco Mix containing silica, did not have access to the silica safety data sheet.