OSHA Inspection: FERDIN CASTELLANOS DBA RHYO SIDING & RESTORATION INC.

Issued

Jun 10, 2019

Abate by

Jul 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $425 · Current $425

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Ferdin Castellanos dba Rhyo Siding & Restoration Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date  01                                01                                   02/07/2019  01                                02a                                  02/07/2019  01                                02b                                 02/07/2019  01                                02c                                  02/07/2019  01                                03a                                  02/07/2019  01                                03b                                  02/07/2019  01                                03c                                   02/07/2019  01                                04a                                   03/07/2019  01                                04b                                   03/07/2019  01                                05                                     02/07/2019               In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $3,031

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:    a) On January 3, 2019, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $4,546

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet above or below the point of access:    a)  On January 3, 2019, employees were not provided with safe access to a pump jack scaffold platform being used at an elevation of approximately 12 feet above the ground.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  On January 3, 2019, employees were using a stepladder without its metal spreaders locked in an open position.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a)  On January 3, 2019, employees were standing above the second step from the top of a stepladder in order to access and egress the roof deck and pump jack scaffold platform.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $4,546

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:     a)  On January 3, 2019, employees were working from a pump jack scaffold platform which was extended approximately seven feet over the end support.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.  a)  On January 3, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately 12 feet to the ground, while performing siding installation work from a pump jack scaffold platform.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:   a) On January 3, 2019, pump jack poles used by employees onsite while performing siding installation work were not braced at the bottom to prevent accidental displacement.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Mar 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $4,546

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a)  On or about January 3, 2019, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from pump jack scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Mar 7, 2019

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 who might be exposed to fall hazards:    a)  On or about January 3, 2019, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working at an elevation and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Feb 1, 2019

Abate by

Feb 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304

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)  On January 3, 2019, employees engaged in siding installation work were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of up to approximately 19 feet above the ground.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).