OSHA Inspection: DAVID ORTIZ

Issued

Jul 26, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

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 7495 Coppice Dr., Lot 3 Creek Side, Midland, Georgia:  On or about July 9, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 26, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 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 7495 Coppice Dr., Lot 3 Creek Side, Midland, Georgia:  On or about July 9, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing 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 exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 26, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

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 7495 Coppice Dr., Lot 3 Creek Side, Midland, Georgia:  On or about July 9, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gin access to a roof top and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10.3 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 26, 2019

Abate by

Aug 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21): Employees were not grasping the ladder with at least one hand when progressing up and/or down the ladder:     a)  At 7495 Coppice Dr., Lot 3 Creek Side, Midland, Georgia:  On or about July 9, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to walk don an extension ladder without facing the ladder and having at least one hand on the ladder exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 10.3 feet to the ground below.