OSHA Inspection: ZAVALETA EXTERIORS LLC

Issued

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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)  Employees conducting roofing activities on a roof with a 12:12 pitch were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately nine (9) feet.

Issued

May 31, 2019

Abate by

Jun 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $0 Reduced

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, and to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling, and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    (a)  The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,705

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)  The portable ladder being used for access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area.