OSHA Inspection: ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ DBA HERNANDEZ CARPENTRY

Issued

Sep 27, 2018

Abate by

Oct 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Alejandro Hernandez dba Hernandez Carpentry, failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date  01                                01                                   07/27/2018     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:       a) On March 15, 2018, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection during carpentry work.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 17, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,320 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) On March 15, 2018, employees engaged in carpentry work were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately 21 feet above the ground.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 17, 2018

Abate by

Jul 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:      a)  On March 15, 2018, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working at an elevation and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 17, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii):  Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:      a)  On March 15, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while using stairways that were not equipped with a stairrail system.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).