OSHA Inspection: ELIO SANDOVAL

Issued

Jan 23, 2019

Abate by

Feb 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    a. On or before November 29, 2018, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety and health program such as but not limited to a scaffold safety program, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of 12 foot, 8 inches.    b. On or before November 29, 2018, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety and health program such as but not limited to a personal protective equipment program, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,126 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall 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. On or before November 29, 2018, employees, without eye protection, used pneumatic nail guns to secure siding to the exterior of the house, thereby being exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,752 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.    a. On or before November 29, 2018, where an employee was working from the elevated platform of a pump jack scaffold, the employee was not protected from falls, thereby being exposed to a 12 foot, 8 inch fall hazard.     Elio Sandoval DBA Jardines Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1261586, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on November 29, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 389 Lee Way, Lewis Center, OH, 43035.

Issued

Jan 23, 2019

Abate by

Feb 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    a. On or before November 29, 2018, the employer failed to train employees on workplace hazards or the regulations required to control or eliminate the hazards, thereby exposing employees to fall, struck-by, or other hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,126 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    a. On or before November 29, 2018, where an employee was working from the unsecured and elevated platforms of a pump jack scaffold, the scaffold was not erected under the supervision of a competent person, thereby exposing employees to a 12 foot, 8 inch fall hazard.