OSHA Inspection: GUALLPA CONTRACTORS SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $5304.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 10/18/2019, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards of approximately eleven feet to the lower level due to open roof deck holes.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a) Worksite:  On or about 10/18/2019, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards of approximately eleven feet to the lower level while working near the edge of the roof surface.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Worksite:  On or about 10/18/2019, the employer did not certify that employees had received  fall protection training.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3220.00 · Current $3220.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   (a) Worksite:  On or about 10/18/2019, employees were not protected from falling while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2019-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about 10/18/2019, employees were exposed to fall hazards from using a section of an extension ladder in a manner for which it was not designed to be used.