OSHA Inspection: JESUS GOMEZ-RIVERA

Issued

2018-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1272.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe.        On the east side of the construction site, employees using a skill saw to cutting framing material with the lower guard wedged in the up position were exposed to amputation hazards.

Issued

2018-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3492.00 · Current $1600.00 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).         On the east side of the construction site, employees engaged in framing activities without fall protection were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2018-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1272.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided.        On the east side of the construction site, the employer did not provide a ladder where employees could access and egress the upper landings surface safely exposing them to a potential fall of more than 6 feet.