OSHA Inspection: LUIS & G CONTRACTOR LLC

Issued

Jun 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,478 Reduced

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) Building Exterior: An employee was exposed to head injuries while working on the ground level without the use of head protection and roofing activities were taking place above, on or about 5/30/2019

Issued

Jun 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,586 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) Building Exterior-Roof: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the ground level while engaged in roofing activities, without the used of personal fall arrest system, or other means of fall protection, on or about 5/30/2019.

Issued

Jun 12, 2019

Abate by

Jul 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $2,217 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 to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a) Building Exterior-Roof: The employer did not provided training for each employee exposed to fall hazards while engaged in roofing activities, on or about  5/30/2019.

Issued

Jun 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,584 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a) Building Exterior-Front: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard, while using an aluminum extension ladder to access the upper landing of a roof and the side rails did not extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface, on or about 5/30/2019.