OSHA Inspection: OMAR ROJAS

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:    (a) 1121 N. Jefferson St Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed lumber with protruding nails and other construction materials to accumulate at the job-site, exposing employees to struck-by hazards .

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    (a) 1121 N. Jefferson St Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer did not provide to the employees working at the job-site with hard hats exposing them to falling tools and other construction materials.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $853 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design:    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to work from a wood pole scaffold which were missing mid-rail(s), was not fully planked and was approximately 18 inches away from the face of work exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the ground.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    (a) 1121 N. Jefferson St Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to perform carpentry work from a wood pole scaffold that was approximately 14 inches wide exposing them to an approximate 20 feet fall to the ground.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of platforms were more than 14 inches (36 cm) from the face of the work where guardrail systems were not erected along the front edge and/or personal fall arrest systems were not used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling:    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to work at heights as approximately 20 feet above ground with the wood pole scaffold platform approximately 18 inches from the face of the house with no guardrails installed.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to work from a wood pole scaffold without base plates or other adequate foundation, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the ground.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $853 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of the employees:    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to use a job-built wooden ladder on a wood pole scaffold to reach the edge of the roof, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a pole scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    (a) 1121 N. Jefferson St - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer did not provide any means of fall protection for employees working on a wood pole scaffold exposing employees to an approximate 20-feet fall to the ground.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(iv): Midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge and of the guardrail system and the platform surface.  (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to work from a wood pole scaffold that was approximately 20 feet high without a mid-rail installed, exposing employees to a fall hazard to the ground.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.  (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer did not ensure toe boards were in place on scaffolding, exposing employees employee working below scaffolds to over head hazards.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(a)(9): Where wooden poles were spliced, the ends were not squared and the upper section did not rest squarely on the lower section. Wood splice plates were not provided on at least two adjacent sides, and did not extend at least 2 feet (0.6 m) on either side of the splice, overlap the abutted ends equally, and have at least the same cross-sectional areas as the poles:                                  (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to work from a wood pole scaffold which did not have splices on load-bearing poles, exposing employees to a fall hazard to the ground.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer did not ensure employees were trained by a competent person to recognize hazards while working on scaffolds, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the ground, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): At this job site, the employer had not assured that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in fall hazards.     (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer had not trained employees prior to beginning work on the roof of a commercial apartment building under construction exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $853 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(3)(ii): Rungs, cleats, or steps of step stool(s) were less than 8 inches apart or more than 12 inches apart.    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer allowed employees to use a wooden job-built ladder that had rungs that were approximately 14 inches apart exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the ground.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.1060(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each employee was trained by a competent person which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairs, and the procedures to follow to minimize those hazards.    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St, Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer did not ensure that each employee on site were trained on the safe use of ladders on the jobsite, exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $2,842 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) 1121 N Jefferson St Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 the employer did not provide adequate fall protection to employees that were installing decking approximately 25 feet high exposing them to fall hazards.    Omar Rojas was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1240969, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on September 22, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at Lot #12 on Kylemore Lane, Brandon MS.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $2,842 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) 1121 N. Jefferson St Jackson MS - On or about May 20, 2019 a wooden ladder being used by employees was not extended at least 3 feet above the landing of the roof, exposing employees to a fall hazard to the ground.      Omar Rojas was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1240969, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on September 22, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at Lot #12 on Kylemore Lane, Brandon MS.