OSHA Inspection: NEMESIO COSTA

Issued

2018-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.    LOCATION: Jobsite    Employees were exposed to struck by hazards from falling roof debris while working on a lower roof without the use of hard hats.

Issued

2018-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s).    Location: Jobsite    Employees were exposed to overhead struck by hazards while working on the ground where a trash chute was not installed during shingle stripping operations.

Issued

2018-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2000.00 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).    LOCATION: Jobsite      Employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 20 feet to the ground below while working on the roof of a residential structure where fall protection had not been used.

Issued

2018-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)  LOCATION: Jobsite  Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 20 feet from a rooftop to the ground below, where untrained employees were unable to recognize or avoid the hazards, or to wear and use personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2018-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $0.00 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.    LOCATION: Jobsite    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of over 10 feet to the ground below while accessing the roof of structure using an aluminum ladder that had not been extended 3 feet above the landing surface.