OSHA Inspection: JAVIER TORRES

Issued

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,000 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)  At 5477 Pensacola Ave., Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about April 23, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without using personal fall arrest system correctly exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 18.8 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a)  At 5477 Pensacola Ave., Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about April 23, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 18.8 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   a)  At 5477 Pensacola Ave., Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about April 23, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9 feet to the deck below.