OSHA Inspection: ESPINOZA SERVICES PLUS INC.

Issued

Sep 27, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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 June 27, 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 commercial construction.

Issued

Sep 27, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.      a.  On or about June 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, eighteen (18) feet seven (7) inches, above the ground, did not have safe access to a ladder while working on the ladder jack scaffold, thereby exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Sep 27, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system.  a.  On or about June 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, eighteen (18) feet seven (7) inches, above the ground, did not utilize a personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Sep 27, 2019

Abate by

Oct 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,100 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. On or about June 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations on a low sloped roof (4:12 or less), eighteen (18) feet seven (7) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    b. On or about June 27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations on a low sloped roof (4:12 or less), eleven (11) feet seven (7) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 27, 2019

Abate by

Nov 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a.  On or about June  27, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training, however, the employer failed to keep a written certification of record.