OSHA Inspection: CHAVES BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2019-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    Location:  Jobsite    Employees were exposed to struck by hazards from dropped tools and materials while working on and around a residential roof while not wearing hard hats.

Issued

2019-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles.    Location: On the roof    Employees were exposed to eye hazards while working where protection was not utilized

Issued

2019-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1989.00 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).    Location:   a) Roof  b) Stairway opening  c) Sliding door in the back of the house    Employees were exposed to fall hazards up to 18 feet while working on a residential roof where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

2019-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1421.00 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.    Location: Jobsite      Employees were exposed to fall hazards up to 12  feet to the ground below while working where the side rails of the access and egress ladders did not extend at least three feet above the edge of the roof.