OSHA Inspection: GERARDO REYES

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

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)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns to perform framing activities without safety glasses exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.  b)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns to perform framing activities without safety glasses exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

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:  a)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate a skill saw on site that had the guard wedge up exposing the blade and exposing his employees to amputation hazards.  b)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate a skill saw on site that had the guard wedge up exposing the blade and exposing his employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured 8 inches wide and not 18 inches wide as required by the standard exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.  b)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured 8 inches wide and not 18 inches wide as required by the standard exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.  c)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured 12 inches wide and not 18 inches wide as required by the standard exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.  d)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured 12 inches wide and not 18 inches wide as required by the standard exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.  b)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.  c)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.  d)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 4, 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 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds to include but not limited to erecting and maintaining scaffolding exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.  b)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds to include but not limited to erecting and maintaining scaffolding exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.  c)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds to include but not limited to erecting and maintaining scaffolding exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.  d)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds to include but not limited to erecting and maintaining scaffolding exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

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 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from the second floor level of the home without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.  b)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from the second floor level of the home without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring that his employees were trained on the hazards associated with fall to include but not limited to setting up fall protection and inspection fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 19 feet 5 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1)(i): Self supporting portable ladders were not capable of supporting, without failure, at least four times the maximum intended load:  a)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use a job made ladder attached to a job made scaffold and the ladder rungs did not have braces between the rungs exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.  b)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 6, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use a job made ladder attached to a job made scaffold and the ladder rungs did not have braces between the rungs exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.

Issued

Mar 23, 2018

Abate by

Apr 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a)  At 1012 Allison Drive, Prattville, Alabama:  On or about March 5, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use a job made ladder attached to a job made scaffold and the ladder rails did not extend three feet above the landing to provide safe access exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the floor below.