OSHA Inspection: ARTEMIO GONZALEZ

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, employees were performing wood framing activities that included operating portable electric hand tools such as pneumatic nail guns and circular saws, without the use of eye protection.

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, the employer did not provide adequate training for an employee that used a carpenter bracket scaffold during wood framing activities, resulting in a fall hazard of 8.1 feet onto earthen ground or 7.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:   a) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, the carpenter bracket scaffold used during wood framing activities was not designed by a qualified person, resulting in a fall hazard of 8.1 feet onto earthen ground or 7.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:   a) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, an employee was performing wood framing work while standing on scaffold platforms that were not at least 18 inches wide, resulting in a fall hazard of 8.1 feet onto earthen ground or 7.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm):   a) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, an employee performing wood framing work while standing on a carpenter bracket scaffold that had unsecured ends that did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches, resulting in a fall hazard of 8.1 feet onto earthen ground or 7.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, employees working on a second working level while performing wood framing were exposed to exposed leading edges without fall protection provided, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 14.4 feet onto earthen ground.

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   a) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees performing wood framing, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 11 feet onto concrete floor (inside the structure) or 14.4 onto earthen ground (outside the structure).

Issued

Jun 15, 2018

Abate by

Jul 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders were used on surfaces which were not stable and level:  a) At the jobsite, on or about February 7, 2018, an employee used a Werner 28-ft aluminum extension ladder to perform wood framing activities while the ladder was placed on unleveled earthen ground, resulting in fall hazards of up to 11 feet onto concrete floor.