OSHA Inspection: ALEJANDRO RIVERA

Issued

May 30, 2019

Abate by

Jun 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $3,410

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical agents:  a)  At 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while performing framing activities exposing his employee to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $3,410

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:  a)  At 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to operate a skill saw with its guard wedged up exposing the blade and exposing his employee to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Abate by

Jun 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a)  At 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a platform 12 inches wide without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 18.5 feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Abate by

Jun 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  At 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 18.5 feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Abate by

Jun 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

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 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to perform roof decking activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 13.9 feet to the concrete floor below.  b)  At 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 14.8 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Abate by

Jun 11, 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 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing and roofing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on hazards associated with falls to include but not limited setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 18.5 feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Abate by

Jun 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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 21933 Veranda Blvd., Lot 65 The Verandas, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about May 10, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to use an extension ladder to gain access to the trusses and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the landing area to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 14.8 feet to the ground below.