OSHA Inspection: PASCUAL PONCE TORRES

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $1663.00

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)  On or about December 11, 2018, workers on the ground below roofing operations did not wear hardhats.  Materials were being thrown from the roof and the ground workers dodged the falling materials.   Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see the enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about December 11, 2018, employees were exposed eye injury in that the employees did not use safety glasses while working with or near pneumatic nail guns.       Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see the enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $3326.00

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:      (a)  On or about December 11, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards while roofing a house without a fall protection.  The lower eaves of the roof were greater than 10 feet above the ground, and the upper eaves were 20 feet above the ground.     Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see the enclosed, "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $2217.00

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 or about December 11, 2018, workers were exposed to injury from falls while wearing personal fall arrest systems that were incorrectly connected.  Ropes (vertical life lines) were tied to D-rings of the harnesses rather than being attached to a shock absorbing lanyard with connectors made of steel or equivalent material.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  (a)  On or about December 11, 2018, workers were exposed to fall hazards while using personal fall arrest systems and not adjusting the rope grabs up to a position on the rope (vertical life line) as close to the anchor as possible to permit work at the necessary location; rather, the ropes had long slack in them which, if the workers fell, would permit the workers to contact objects below or even the ground.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  On or about December 11, 2018, workers who were exposed to fall hazards were instructed to use Personal Fall Arrest Systems, but were not trained in the proper way to use the systems.  An improperly engaged system can result in serious injury if a user falls, either from the system failing to stop the fall, or from the system causing harm to the wearers.  The workers did not tighten the straps of the harnesses and some did not buckle all of the harness buckles.  Abatement Note:  The employer shall verify training by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer (29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1)).  Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1413.00 · Current $1413.00

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 allowed, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) On or about December 11, 2018, employees were exposed to fall hazards from the ladders used to access the roof, which did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.       Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").