OSHA Inspection: GARCIA INTERIORS, L.L.C.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Abate by

Jun 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.    On Feb. 26, 2019, located at a commercial roof structure, an employee was working from a partially planked tubular welded frame scaffold while not utilizing a fall protection system at heights greater than 12 feet above the next lower level. The employer did not instruct employees in the proper use of a tubular welded frame scaffold and in the recognition and avoidance of those hazards of which a reasonably prudent employer would have been aware of while performing this work.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.    On Feb. 26, 2019, located on the west side of a commercial roof structure, an employee was working from the upper level platform of a tubular welded frame scaffold that did not have guardrails installed while not utilizing a fall protection system. Potential fall heights were measured to be greater than 12 feet above the next lower level.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).    On Feb. 26, 2019, located on the west side of a commercial structure, an employee was working from a Genie S-60 extensible boom lift without being attached to the boom or lift. Potential fall heights were measured to be greater than 46 feet above the ground below.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Abate by

Jun 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position.    On Feb. 26, 2019, located on the west side of a commercial structure, an employee working from a Genie S-60 extensible boom lift stood on the guardrails of the lift to climb out of the lift platform onto the adjacent roof structure. Potential fall heights were measured to be greater than 46 feet above the ground below.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    On Feb. 26, 2019, located on the west side of a commercial structure, an employee was working from a low-slope roof structure with unprotected sides and edges while not utilizing a fall protection system. Potential fall heights were measured to be greater than 46 feet above the ground below.