OSHA Inspection: JOSE AVALOS

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:   Jose Avalos, Snellville, GA - On or about 1/16/2019 at 1620 Lorimore Drive, Lot 125, Shadowbrook Crossing Subdivision, employees were observed exposed to fall hazards, while performing framing operations at heights of approximately 8-feet from the lower level, while working on a job made scaffold. The scaffold platform or walkway was one board, 9 inches wide.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  Jose Avalos, Snellville, GA - On or about 1/16/2019 at 1620 Lorimore Drive, Lot 125, Shadowbrook Crossing Subdivision, employees were observed exposed to fall hazards while performing framing operations at heights of 8-feet to the lower level from the job-made scaffold erected and worked from since 1/15/2019. Employees were using as mean of access to the scaffold a portable A ladder of approximately 7-feet of height.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

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):  Jose Avalos, Snellville, GA - On or about 1/16/2019 at 1620 Lorimore Drive, Lot 125, Shadowbrook Crossing Subdivision, employees were observed exposed to fall hazards without fall protection systems, while performing framing operations at heights of:  a. 20-feet to the lower level from the roof while performing sheathing installation, b. 12-feet to the lower level from the trusses while performing sheathing installation, c. 12-feet to the lower level from the second floor where there were no railings installed,

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

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:  Jose Avalos, Snellville, GA - On or about 1/16/2019 at 1620 Lorimore Drive, Lot 125, Shadowbrook Crossing Subdivision, employees were observed exposed to fall hazards of up to 8-feet to the lower level while performing framing operations.  No training was provided to employees on the hazards associated with working from from the job-made scaffold erected and worked from since 1/15/2019 during framing work.

Issued

Mar 28, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 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 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:  Jose Avalos, Snellville, GA - On or about 1/16/2019 at 1620 Lorimore Drive, Lot 125, Shadowbrook Crossing Subdivision, employees were observed exposed to fall hazards without fall protection systems, while performing framing operations at heights of: a. 20-feet to the lower level from the roof while performing sheathing installation, b. 12-feet to the lower level from the trusses while performing sheathing installation, c. 12-feet to the lower level from the second floor where there were no railings installed, d. 8-feet to the lower level from the job-made scaffold erected and worked from since 1/15/2019 during framing work.  No training was provided to employees on the proper use of fall protection.