OSHA Inspection: NESTOR MORA

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

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 violations had been abated for inspection #1377606, at a work site located at 2425 East Riverside Dr., Austin, TX  78741.    a) Citation 1 item 1     Abatement Date 05/07/2019 a) Citation 1 item 2     Abatement Date 05/07/2019 a) Citation 1 item 3     Abatement Date 05/07/2019 a) Citation 2 item 1     Abatement Date 05/07/2019

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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.  On or about 11 February 2019, and at times prior thereto, a six-man crew was installing roof shingles with pneumatic nail guns as part of a reroof job without the use of safety glasses, exposing the roofers to the hazard of being struck by flying projectiles or particles to the eye(s).

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person.  On or about 11 February 2019, and at times prior thereto, at the Mountain Ranch Apartments, 2425 East Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78741, at least three workers were raised or lowered by a job-site made, wooden trash box supported by the forks of a rough terrain forklift JLG 10054. The trash box was elevated to the roof levels of three-story apartment buildings being reroofed exposing the workers to the hazard of falling from a height of approximately 29 feet.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).  On or about 11 February 2019, and at times prior thereto, a six-man crew was performing reroofing work on a three-story apartment building by accessing the roof with a Werner 40-Foot Aluminum Extension Ladder that was not set to an angle of 1:4 ratio, exposing the workers to the hazard of falling approximately 29 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 1, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $26,520 · Current $26,520

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).  On or about 11 February 2019, and at times prior thereto, six roofers were on the rooftop of a three-story apartment building without fall protection, exposing the workers to a fall hazard of approximately 29 feet to the ground below.