OSHA Inspection: FREDI AGUILAR HOME IMPROVEMENT, LLC

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:     (a)    Ladder Jack Scaffold - On or about May 7, 2018, employees were permitted to operate pneumatic nail guns without wearing eye protection.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    (a)  Ladder Jack Scaffold- On or about May 7, 2018, workers were observed replacing roof shingles while using the ladder jack's support ladders for access and were exposed to an approximately 20 foot fall hazards.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  (a)  Ladder Jack Scaffold - On or about May 7, 2018, a worker was observed replacing roof shingles without using fall protection and was exposed to approximately 25 foot fall from a ladder jack scaffold.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):)  (a) Ladder Jack Scaffold - On or about May 7, 2018, a worker was observed replacing roof shingles while working from a platform that was approximately 25 foot in height.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:    (a)  Ladder Jack - On or about May 7, 2018, the employees erected a ladder jack scaffold that had no guardrails, no access ladder, and was more than 20 feet in height, exposing them to a 25 foot fall hazard; and their employer did not ensure that they had received training from a competent person.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Mar 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    a) Ladder Jack Scaffold - On or about May 7, 2018, a worker was observed operating a ladder jack scaffold while replacing roof shingles without using fall protection and he had not been trained by a competent person to recognize hazards associated with this activity.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $4,680 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) Porch Roof - On or about May 7, 2018, a worker was observed replacing roof shingles without using any form of fall protection and was exposed to a 17 foot fall hazard.    The Aguilar Home Improvement LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 942852 citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on December 11, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 3915 Legation St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.

Issued

Nov 5, 2018

Abate by

Nov 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $207 · Current $120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record:    (a)  Porch Roof - On or about May 7, 2018, the employer could not produce written certification of fall protection training where company employees were exposed to a 17 foot fall from a porch roof.    The Aguilar Home Improvement LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 942852 citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on December 11, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 3915 Legation St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009l.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet), in addition, documentation demonstrating the abatement is complete must be included with your certification.