OSHA Inspection: NOE VILLALOBOS

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(C): The employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.     On 24 April 2019, at a worksite located at 1435 S. Villa Park Ave. Villa Park, IL 60181, an employee who was directed by the owner of the company to climb into a tree and trim branches with a powered pole saw was not provided with fall protection.  This exposed the employee to fall hazards of over 15 feet to the ground below.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): (a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart.  Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.     On 24 April 2019, at a worksite located at 1435 S. Villa Park Ave. Villa Park, IL 60181, an employee who was directed by the owner of the company to climb into a tree and trim branches with a powered pole saw was not properly trained on fall hazards and how to minimize them.  The employer failed to ensure that the employee who was tasked with working above the ground in a tree had the knowledge and training in personal fall protection systems. This exposed the employee to a fall hazards of over 15 feet to the ground below.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A): When an unqualified person is working in an elevated position near overhead lines, the location shall be such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she may contact cannot come closer to any unguarded, energized overhead line than the following distances:    On 24 April 2019, at a worksite located at 1435 S. Villa Park Ave. Villa Park, IL. 60181, an unqualified employee was tasked with trimming tree branches in close proximity to a 72,000 voltage Active Non-insulated power line. The employee was sitting on a tree limb that measured 5 feet 10 inches away from the live line and was using a powered pole saw that measured 12 feet 9 inches. This exposed the employee to electrical shock hazard.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).