OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS GUTIERREZ CONSTRUCTIONS INC.

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a. On or about October 16, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a pneumatic nail gun did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 October 16, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, nine (9 feet two (2) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 9, 2020

Abate by

Feb 27, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. On or about October 16, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training, however, the employer failed to keep a written certification of record.