OSHA Inspection: AUGUSTINE RAMIREZ

Issued

Feb 6, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms and the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:  a)  On January 22, 2019, at the new single family residential commercial site, where at least one employee was on an elevated platform attached to the forks of a powered industrial truck that was being moved horizontally.

Issued

Feb 6, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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 unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer did not develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502:  a)  On or about January 22, 2019, at the new single residential construction site, where employees working above 6-feet were exposed to fall hazards while performing cornice work to the exterior balcony without the use of a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system.