OSHA Inspection: RENATO AMADOR

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Jul 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a)  At 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured only 8 inches wide exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 15.2 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  At 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 15.2 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Jul 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  At 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without first ensuring his employee was trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds to include setting up and dismantling scaffolds employees to a fall hazard of 15.2 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Jul 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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)  At 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Jul 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing 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 employees to a fall hazard of up to 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Jul 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $2,500 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)  At 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an 8 foot a-frame ladder to gain access to the second floor of the building and the rails of the ladder did not extend at least three feet above the landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 10.7 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  At 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an 6 foot a-frame ladder leaned against an outside walll and not set up as required by the manufacturer to install sheathing exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 4 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 3, 2019

Abate by

Jul 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a)  At 18172 South Section Street Bldg. 4700, Apt. 4701/4702/4703 Old Battles Place, Fairhope, Alabama:  On or about June 25, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an 8 foot a-frame ladder to gain access to the second floor of the building and the employees used the top step of the ladder as a step exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 10.7 feet to the ground below.