OSHA Inspection: SPANGLISH HOME IMPROVEMENT CORP

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) Worksite: Employees working directly under ongoing sheathing, insulation, and stucco activities were not provided with head protection, exposing them to struck by hazards from tools and materials; on or about 7/1/19.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 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:  a) Worksite: Employees working with and/or around pneumatic nail guns and hand-held circular saws to nail down and cut plywood were not provided with eye or face protection, exposing them to hazards from flying particles; on or about 7/1/19.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Scaffold(s) and scaffold(s) component(s) were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:  a) Worksite, North Side of Building: Employees performing exterior sheathing, insulation, and stucco preparation work from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below. The scaffold and its components were not capable of supporting the required weight in that it collapsed under the weight of the workers; on or about 7/1/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:   a) Worksite, North Side of Building: Employees performing exterior sheathing, insulation, and stucco preparation work from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below. The scaffold and its components were not designed by a qualified person.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a) Worksite, North Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below. The scaffold and its components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift; on or about 7/1/19.  b) Worksite, South Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below. The scaffold and its components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift; on or about 6/29/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 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) Worksite, North Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below. The scaffold was erected by an untrained and inexperienced employee without the supervision and direction of a competent person; on or about 7/1/19.  b) Worksite, South Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below. The scaffold was erected by an untrained and inexperienced employee without the supervision and direction of a competent person; on or about 6/29/19.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms were overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur only over supports, and/or was less than 12 inches (30 cm) when the platforms were not nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement:  a) Worksite, North Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below due to scaffold collapse and/or movement.  The platforms were not overlapped only over supports, and in places the overlap was less than 12 inches. The platforms were not nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement; on or about 7/1/19.   b) Worksite, South Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below due to scaffold collapse and/or movement.  The platforms were not overlapped only over supports, and in places the overlap was less than 12 inches. The platforms were not nailed together or otherwise restrained to prevent movement; on or about 6/29/19.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   a) Worksite, North Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below in that they were not using fall protection; on or about 7/1/19.  b) Worksite, South Side of Building: Employees working from a job-made supported scaffold were exposed to falls of approximately 25 feet to the ground below in that they were not using fall protection; on or about 6/29/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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) Worksite: Employees who were authorized to work from scaffolds had not received training by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with job made scaffolds and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards; on or about 7/1/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:   a) Worksite: Employees erecting job made scaffolds had not been trained by a person competent in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with job made scaffolds and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards; on or about 7/1/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a) Worksite: Employees using ladders (including a folding stepladder and an extension ladder) and stairways (to access the second and third stories) were exposed to fall hazards in that they had not been provided with a training program to recognize and minimize associated hazards; on or about 7/1/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 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) Worksite, Second Story: Employees working near unprotected sides and edges were exposed to an approximately 12 ft. fall from the second story to the ground below while performing work duties on the second floor, including but not limited to retrieving tools and materials; on or about 7/1/19.  b) Worksite, Third Story: Employees working near unprotected sides and edges were exposed to an approximately 25 ft. fall from the third story to the ground below while performing work duties on the second floor, including but not limited to retrieving tools and materials; on or about 7/1/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $3410.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(4): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members were not provided between the top rail of the stairrail system and the stairway steps:  a) Worksite: Employees accessed the work areas from the second and third stories of the house using unfinished stairs inside the building. The stairs employees were authorized to use did not have complete stair rail systems in that midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members, were not provided between the top rail of the stair rail system and the stairway steps; on or about 7/1/19.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems that meet the criteria contained in Subpart M of 29 CFR 1926:  a) Worksite: Employees accessed the work areas from the second and third stories of the house using unfinished stairs inside the building. The stairs employees were authorized to use exposed employees to unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings which were not provided with guardrail systems; on or about 7/1/19.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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) Worksite: The scaffold platform was approximately 3.5 feet above the point of access, requiring the use for an appropriate means of access. Employees accessed the scaffolding using a folded stepladder propped against a vertical member onto which outrigger beams were nailed. Employees were exposed to falls in that ladders were not used for the purpose for which they were designed; on or about 7/1/19.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.