OSHA Inspection: GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 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 violation had been abated:   As of September 10, 2019, the employer had not certified to OSHA within 10 calendar days that abatement was completed for the violation Citation1 Item 1, Citation 1 Item 2 and Citation 1 Item 3 from Inspection number 1390355, issued on July 22, 2019 with a final order date of August 19, 2019 .  Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.   As of  September 10, 2019 , the employer had not submitted to the Agency documents that abatement had been completed for serious violation indicated by the Agency included Citation1  Item 1 from inspection number 1390355, issued July 22, 2019 , with a final order date of August 19, 2019.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:  a) 505-585 E Columbus Ave., Springfield, MA: on or about April 2, 2019, employees were observed roofing this commercial building without any fall protection, more than 12 feet above the ground below.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Fall protection was not rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level:  a) 505-585 E Columbus Ave., Springfield, MA: on or about April 2, 2019, an employee observed roofing this commercial building had his lifeline rigged so that if he fell from the roof, he would have contacted the ground below.   Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29CFR1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

Jul 22, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record:  a) 505-585 E Columbus Ave., Springfield, MA: on or about April 2, 2019, the employer had not verified compliance by preparing a written certification record for employee fall protection training.