OSHA Inspection: CHRISTIAN GUTIERREZ DBA GTZ CONSTRUCTION GROUP

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Abate by

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f): Section 4.1.2(b) American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f): Circular hand-fed rip saws were not equipped with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:    a) On or about September 14, 2018, the employer provided for employee use a Ridgid Model No. R4513 table saw that was not equipped with a spreader when used to rip lumber.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Abate by

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f): Section 4.1.2(c) American National Standards Institute 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.304(f): Circular hand-fed rip saws did not have non-kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  a) On or about September 14, 2018, the employer provided for employee use a Ridgid R4513 table saw that was not equipped with non-kickback fingers or dogs when used to rip lumber.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Abate by

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Each circular hand-fed ripsaw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the sable and that portion of the saw above the material being cut:  a) On or about September 14, 2018, the employer provided for employee use a Ridgid R4513 table saw that was not equipped with a blade guard to rip lumber.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Abate by

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     a) On September 14, 2018, employees were performing carpentry work without fall protection and were exposed to fall hazards greater than 22 feet.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:    a) On September 14, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using personal fall arrest systems with the vertical rope lifelines connected directly to a steel beam anchorage by wrapping the rope around the steel beam.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): Snap hooks were engaged directly to webbing, rope or wire rope when not designed for such connections:  a) On September 14, 2018, an employee performing carpentry work engaged the snap hook of his shock absorbing lanyard directly to the rope lifeline of another employee's personal fall arrest system, there by exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(10)(i): Except as provided in paragraph (d)(10)(ii) of this section, when vertical lifelines were used, each employee was not attached to a separate lifeline:  a) On September 14, 2018, two employees performing carpentry work were attached to a single vertical lifeline, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(11): Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded:  a) On September 14, 2018, employees performing carpentry work used vertical lifelines/ropes, as part of their personal fall arrest systems, installed around steel beams as anchorages without any abrasion protection, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(ii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, did not limit the maximum arresting force on an employee to 1800 pounds (8kn) when used with a body harness:   a) On September 14, 2018, personal fall arrest systems used by employees did not have shock absorbing lanyards to reduce the forces of a fall to below 1,800 pounds.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Abate by

Feb 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $2,140 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:    a) On September 14, 2018, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of greater than 22 feet when the attachment point on the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipoment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a) On September 14, 2018, the employer provided for employee use at the jobsite several extension cords that did not have grounding pins.

Issued

Feb 5, 2019

Abate by

Mar 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph 9a) of this section by preparing a written certification record:  a) On or about September 14, 2018, the employer did not prepare written certification records related to the training provided to employees to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards.