OSHA Inspection: JOSE SIMON SOTO MONTOLLA

Issued

2019-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.     a. On or about May 10, 2019, located at 7165 Longfield Court (Lot 17) in New Albany, Ohio, the employer did not initiate and maintain safety and health programs for employees installing exterior siding and window trim from heights exposing the employees to fall hazards up to approximately 16 feet.

Issued

2019-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.     a. On or about May 10, 2019, located at 7165 Longfield Court (Lot 17) in New Albany, Ohio, the employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulation applicable for employees installing exterior siding and window trim from heights exposing the employees to fall hazards up to approximately 16 feet.

Issued

2019-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.    a. On or about May 10, 2019, located at 7165 Longfield Court (Lot 17) in New Albany, Ohio, an employee was installing exterior siding trim while working from a pump jack scaffold without any means of fall protection, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 16 feet.

Issued

2019-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    a. On or about May 10, 2019, located at 7165 Longfield Court (Lot 17) in New Albany, Ohio, an employee was installing exterior siding trim while working from the porch roof of a residential home without any means of fall protection, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2019-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    a. On or about May 10, 2019, located at 7165 Longfield Court (Lot 17) in New Albany, Ohio, an employee used an extension ladder to climb to and from a porch roof that did not extend at least three feet above the edge of the roof, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.