OSHA Inspection: JOSE HERNANDEZ ROOFING

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Abate by

Feb 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about January 7, 2020 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    001a                         09/25/2019   01                                    001b                         09/25/2019

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.          a. On or about August 28, 2019, at the above addressed site, employees were engaged in roofing activities and the employer did not develop and implement a safety program, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.      a. On or about August 28, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to recognize and minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Sep 19, 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. On or about August 28, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, approximately eleven (11) feet and twenty two (22) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,415 · Current $2,415

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. On or about August 28, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.