OSHA Inspection: EDWIN BONILLA

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,410 · Current $3,410

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(a): Employee(s) working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket(s) or buoyant work vest:  a)  At 2210 West Beach Blvd, Boat House, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On or about October 21, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform roofing activities while working above water without wearing life jackets exposing his employees to drowning hazard in the water below.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 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 2210 West Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On or about October 21, 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 19 feet 4 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 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 2210 West Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On or about October 21, 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 19 feet 4 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  At 2210 West Beach Blvd, Boat House, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On or about October 21, 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 10 feet 5 inches to the water below.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

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 2210 West Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On or about October 21, 2019 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the roof landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 19 feet 4 inches to the ground below.