OSHA Inspection: JUAN CARLOS CRUZ

Issued

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:  Stairway Area:  On or about January 9, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, while installing drywall from a job-made wooden platform, that was secured by nails to the framing of the residential construction.

Issued

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:  Stairway Area:  On or about January 9, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, while installing drywall from a job-made wooden platform constructed of wooden planks that were not at least 18 inches wide, not designed to support the intended load applied to it, and did not provide a form of fall protection.

Issued

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

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 walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  Stairway Area: On or about January 9, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, while installing drywall from a job-made platform constructed of wooden planks that were not at least 18 inches wide, which extended from the second story landing to the framing of the residential construction.

Issued

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:  Stairway Area:  On or about January 9, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet, while installing drywall from a job-made wooden platform without guardrails or other protective measures.

Issued

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who performs work while on a scaffold and might be exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold used and procedures to be followed in order to minimize those hazards:  Stairway Area:  On or about January 9, 2018, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, while installing drywall from a job-made wooden platform without being trained to recognize fall hazards.

Issued

2018-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1):  Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor:   On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not report a work-related fatality of an employee, that resulted from a fall, which occurred on January 9, 2018.