OSHA Inspection: MONDRAGON CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $1,705 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): a) Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:  a.  On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees operating nail guns were exposed to a struck-by hazard, in that, eye protection was not used.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  a. On or about 2/25/2019, at the jobsite, the floor openings near the interior staircase were not protected, exposing employees to a 6 foot fall hazard.  b. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, the floor openings near the interior staircase were not protected, exposing employees to a 6 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Abate by

Jul 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 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):  a.  On or about 2/25/2019, at the jobsite, employees installing wood roof trusses on a new construction residential property were not protected from falling 35 feet to the ground below.  b.  On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees installing fascia boards on a new construction residential property were not protected from falling 35 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Abate by

Jul 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a. On or about 2/25/2019, at the jobsite, the interior staircase used by employees did not have hand rails and employees were exposed to a 6-12 foot fall.  b. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, the interior staircase used by employees did not have hand rails and employees  were exposed to a 6-12 foot fall.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Abate by

Jul 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

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 or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees used the top step of an 8 foot step ladder to install fascia boards and to gain access to the roof trusses, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Abate by

Jul 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii):  a.  On or about 2/25/2019, at the jobsite, untrained employees were directed to install wood roof trusses work without being informed how to recognize and handle hazards associated with working at heights and the proper selection and use of fall protection.  b.  On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, untrained employees were directed to work on a 6/12 pitch roof without being informed how to recognize and handle hazards associated with working at heights and the proper selection and use of fall protection.

Issued

Jun 27, 2019

Abate by

Jul 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, enabling each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees who utilized ladders to install fascia and gain access to the roof trusses were not provided with training on ladder use and the hazards associated with using ladders.