OSHA Inspection: ANGEL CEDILLO

Issued

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) Exterior of Building/Building Side: Employee was exposed to electrical shock  and burns to the head while working from a pump jack scaffold approximately 2 feet from an energized electrical line, on or about 5/23/2018.

Issued

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,881 · Current $2,329 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.    a) Building Exterior/Side:  Employees were using a Alum-A-Pole pump jack scaffold approximately 2 feet from an energized electrical line, on or about 5/23/2018.

Issued

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,663 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:     a) Building Exterior/Side: Employees exposed to a 16 foot fall hazard while working from an alum-a-pole pump jack scaffold that was not equipped with a guardrail system in place,  on or about 5/23/2018.

Issued

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,881 · Current $2,329 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) Exterior of Building/Roof Front: An employee engaged with siding removal  was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 foot fall hazard while working on a setback roof without fall protection, on or about 5/23/2018.

Issued

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $998 Reduced

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) Exterior of Building/Building Side:  An employee was using a ladder that did not extend 3 feet above the roof landing, on or about 5/23/2018.