OSHA Inspection: TEODORO VILLANUEVA HERANDEZ

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,023 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.  On or about July 25, 2019 and at times prior thereto, employees performing roofing operations were not wearing head protection while roofing operations were performed on levels above and roofing supplies were stored on surfaces edges above, exposing employees to the hazards of being struck by falling or flying objects.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  On or about July 25, 2019 and at times prior thereto, employees were replacing a metal roof on a multi-story building, at heights ranging from 6 feet to 30 feet above a lower level without the combination of their personal fall arrest and warning line systems, or the use of a safety monitor, exposing employees to the hazards of falling from heights 6 feet or more from a lower level.