OSHA Inspection: ELIAS MOLINA LOPEZ

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

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) At the jobsite, on or about July 25, 2018, employees performing wood framing activities while exposed to being struck on the head by materials and tools were not wearing head protection.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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) At the jobsite, on or about July 25, 2018, employees were performing wood framing activities that included operating portable hand tools such as pneumatic nail guns and circular saws, without the use of eye protection.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  a) At the jobsite, on or about and at times prior to July 25, 2018, electrical wires were spliced together using black electrical tape at the end of the orange extension cord that was connected to a 3-outlet yellow extension cord used to power a circular saw, exposing employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a) At the jobsite, on or about and at times prior to July 25, 2018, the end of the orange extension cord that was connected to a 3-outlet yellow extension cord used to power a circular saw was missing the strain relief, exposing employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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 the jobsite, on or about July 25, 2018, employees working on upper levels while performing wood framing activities were exposed to fall hazards of up to 19.8 feet and fall protection was not provided.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 the jobsite, on or about July 25, 2018, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees exposed to fall hazards of up to 19.8 feet while working on upper levels during wood framing activities.

Issued

Sep 20, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $3,326

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:   a) At the jobsite, on or about July 25, 2018, a stair rail system was not provided on the open side of the stairway that provided access from the first floor to the second floor, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 10.5 feet onto concrete floor.