OSHA Inspection: ANGEL AGUILAR GUEVARA

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,109 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) At the jobsite, on or about March 7, 2018, employees performing wood framing activities while exposed to being struck on the head by materials and tools were not wearing head protection.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,109 Reduced

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 March 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 6, 2018

Abate by

Oct 31, 2018

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:    a) Along the west and south side of the house, on or about March 7, 2018, the carpenter bracket scaffold used during wood framing activities was not designed by a qualified person, resulting in a fall hazard of 13.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 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) Along the west and south side of the house, on or about March 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 13.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 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) Along the west and south side of the house, on or about March 7, 2018, an employee was performing wood framing work while standing on a scaffold platform that had unsecured ends that did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches, resulting in a fall hazard of 13.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:  a) Along the west and south side of the house, on or about March 7, 2018, a safe means of access was not provided for a scaffold platform during wood framing work, resulting in a fall hazard of 13.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Along the west and south side of the house, on or about March 7, 2018, an employee performing wood framing work while standing on a scaffold platform 13.7 feet above the ground was not protected by a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system, resulting in a fall hazard onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Oct 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,386 Reduced

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) Along the west and south side of the house, on or about March 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 13.7 feet onto concrete floor.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 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):      a) At the jobsite, on or about March 7, 2018, employees working on a second working level while performing wood framing were exposed to open trusses, exposed leading edges, open floor/ceiling joists without fall protection provided, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 20 feet onto earthen ground (outside the structure) or concrete floor (inside the structure).