OSHA Inspection: JAVIER SAAVEDRA

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s).    Site- Employees working at the site were exposed to fall and struck by hazards where the employer did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the worksite.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    Site - An employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide for a competent person to inspect the scaffold.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Site - An employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the employer did not provide for a competent person to erect the scaffold.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide:    Site - An employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to a fall hazard where the scaffold plank was 10 inches wide.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.      Site- An employee accessing a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to a fall hazard where the employer did not provide a separate ladder to access the scaffold platform.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m)    Site - An employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to fall and scaffold collapse hazards where the ladder jack scaffold platform exceeded 20 feet in height.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    Site - An employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to a fall of 20 feet 4 inches where fall protection was not required to be utilized by the employer.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):    Site - Employees working from two roof surfaces were exposed to falls between approximately 13 and 25 feet where fall protection was not required to be utilized by the employer.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    Site - An employee working from a ladder jack scaffold was exposed to fall and scaffold collapse hazards where scaffold training was not provided to the employee by the employer.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    Site - Employees exposed to a fall hazard while working from the roof were not provided with fall protection training from the employer.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:    Site - Employees accessing the upper roof from the lower roof with an aluminum extension ladder were not protected from a fall hazard where the ladder only extended one rung above the landing surface.

Issued

2019-12-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    Site - An employee operating a pneumatic nail gun was not protected from eye injuries where eye protection was not required to worn by the employer.