OSHA Inspection: DELFINO ESTEBAN

Issued

2019-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $319.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about October 4, 2019 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    001a                            08/26/2019   01                                    001b                            08/26/2019 01                                    006                              08/26/2019 01                                    008                              08/26/2019

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.   a. On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a. On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which include but not limited to, the hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

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.  On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed hazards from construction debris to include but not limited to scrap wood with protruding nails, thereby exposed the employees to hazards associated with falls and impalement.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   a.       On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working on the pump jack scaffold, below an employee on the roof, was not wearing a hard hat to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a.  On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a pneumatic nail gun did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end.  a.  On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was performing siding operations from a pump jack scaffold, greater than twenty-five (25) feet above the ground, the scaffold plank was not secured and extended greater than eighteen (18) inches from the support, thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  a.  On May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the pump jack scaffold used for siding operations was not erected or moved by a competent person, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with falls greater than twenty-five (25) feet.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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. On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing siding operations from a pump jack scaffold, greater than twenty-five (25) feet above the ground, was exposed to injuries from falls due to the lack of guardrails.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

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.  On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting siding operations from a pump jack scaffold was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with scaffolding.  The employee was thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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.  On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential construction operations greater than twenty-five (25) feet above the ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2019-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

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.  On or about May 20, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting siding operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.