OSHA Inspection: IVAN TORRES DBA TORRES CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Aug 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  For Citation 1, Item 1 issued on  6/11/2018 with an abatement date of 7/9/2018, the employer did not certify complete abatement of the cited violation.

Issued

Aug 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  For Citation 1, Item 2 issued on 6/11/2018 with an abatement date of 7/9/2018, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    Eye protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns to install asphalt roof shingles.

Issued

Jun 11, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during residential construction operations when workers were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately eleven (11) feet off the roof eve when they were performing roofing operations.