OSHA Inspection: ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 9, 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:  a)  On or about September 17, 2018; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 1, item number 1 from inspection 1309941 which was issued on April 30, 2018 and had a final contest date of July 17, 2018.  b)  On or about September 17, 2018; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 2, item number 4 from inspection 1309941 which was issued on April 30, 2018 and had a final contest date of July 17, 2018.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,658 · Current $3,658

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(9): Lanyards and/or vertical lifelines did not have a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN):  a)  At Lot 88 Savannah Woods, (Rear of House) Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about April 19, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities and tie their life lines to themselves and to anchor points with a knot exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,658 · Current $3,658

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)  At Lot 88 Savannah Woods, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about April 19, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nails guns without safety glasses while installing shingles on a roof exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.  THE ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ DBA ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.102(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1268241, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON DECEMBER 5, 2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LOT 58 SAVANNAH WOODS,  SPANISH FORT,  ALABAMA.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,317 · Current $7,317

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 Lot 88 Savannah Woods, (Rear of House) Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about April 19, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet to the ground below.   THE ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ DBA ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.501(B)(13) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1268241, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON DECEMBER 5, 2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LOT 58 SAVANNAH WOODS,  SPANISH FORT,  ALABAMA.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,317 · Current $7,317

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a)  At Lot 88 Savannah Woods,  Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about April 19, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet to the ground below.   THE ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ DBA ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.503(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1268241, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON DECEMBER 5, 2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LOT 58 SAVANNAH WOODS,  SPANISH FORT,  ALABAMA.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,878 · Current $4,878

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)  At Lot 88 Savannah Woods, (Rear of House) Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about April 19, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof top and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet to the ground below.  b)  At Lot 88 Savannah Woods, (Front of House) Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about April 19, 2018 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof top and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11 feet to the ground below.  THE ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ DBA ELFEGO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.1053(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1268241, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 4, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON DECEMBER 5, 2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LOT 58 SAVANNAH WOODS,  SPANISH FORT,  ALABAMA.