OSHA Inspection: LUIS GONZALEZ

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    On or about February 26, 2018 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located across or near 1516 Rockwater Lane in North Little Rock, Arkansas, employees were using frayed electrical cords to supply power to hand tools such as, but not limited to, staple guns and hand saws. This condition exposed employees to shock hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 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 or about February 26, 2018 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located across or near 1516 Rockwater Lane in North Little Rock, Arkansas, employees were observed framing and laying floor-boards on a residential house in a height above 6 feet without any type of fall protection. This condition exposed employees to fall for from heights hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.    On or about February 26, 2018 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located across or near 1516 Rockwater Lane in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the employer did not have any written certification or record showing employees had been trained on fall protection. This condition exposed employees to fall for from heights hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section:   On or about February 26, 2018 and times prior thereto, at the worksite located across or near 1516 Rockwater Lane in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the employer had not retrained employees required to work above six feet or more on fall hazards and fall protection. Employees demonstrated an inadequate understanding of fall protection since they were working at heights greater than six feet without any type of fall protection. This condition exposed employees to fall for from heights hazards.