OSHA Inspection: JOSE VALAZQUEZ

Issued

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $2217.00

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) New residential construction located on Lot #64, 3rd floor top plate: On or about 03/26/2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic framing nail guns, in that protective eyewear was not provided and/or used while operating these tools to install roof trusses.

Issued

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $3880.00

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:  (a) New residential construction located on Lot #64, 3rd floor top plate: On or about 03/26/2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 31-feet to the lower level, in that personal fall arrest systems were not connected to the life-lines provided as employees were installing roof trusses.

Issued

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $2217.00

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) New residential construction located on Lot #64, Inside first floor: On or about 03/26/2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 12-feet, 2-inches to the lower level, in that the ladder provided to access the lower level was not extended at least 3-feet or secured to prevent movement during use.