OSHA Inspection: ELDI MENDEZ

Issued

Aug 14, 2019

Abate by

Sep 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a)  On or about August 7, 2019; verification and abatement:  The employer failed to provide verification of abatement for citation 1, item number 2 and  citation 2, item number 1 from inspection 1402684 which was issued on June 6, 2019, and had a final contest date of August 7, 2019.

Issued

Jun 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,751 · Current $3,751

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 29669 Renaissance Blvd., Renaissance Academy, Daphne, Alabama:  On or about may 22, 2019 and at times prior;  the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while performing roofing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jun 6, 2019

Abate by

Jun 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

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 29669 Renaissance Blvd., Renaissance Academy, Daphne, Alabama:  On or about may 22, 2019 and at times prior;  the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees a fall hazard of 11.1 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 6, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 29669 Renaissance Blvd., Renaissance Academy, Daphne, Alabama:  On or about may 22, 2019 and at times prior;  the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to and from the roof and the rails of the ladder did not extend at least three feet above the roof landing exposing his employees a fall hazard of 11.1 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 6, 2019

Abate by

Jun 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $29,172 · Current $29,172

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:     a) At 29669 Renaissance Blvd., Renaissance Academy, Daphne, Alabama:  On or about May 22, 2019 and at times prior;  the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 11.1 feet to the ground below.