OSHA Inspection: PABLO TENORIO LORENZO

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $2313.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, a protective helmet was not worn by employees working underneath other employees who used tools such as pneumatic nail guns, thus exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $2313.00

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.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, employees operated pneumatic nail guns and Makita circular saws (model: 5007F) without the use of eye protection, thus exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, two Makita circular saws (model: 5007F) used to cut wood boards were not equipped with a lower the blade guard, thus exposing employees to amputation injuries.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(6): On scaffolds where scaffold planks were abutted to create a long platform, each abutted end did not rest on a separate support surface.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, On or about November 7, 2019, the abutted end on an aluminum scaffold plank of a Qual-Craft pump jack scaffold did not rest on a separate support surface, thus exposing the employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, the vertical wooden support poles on a Qual-Craft pump jack scaffold were not supported on base plates, and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, a Qual-Craft pump jack scaffold was not erected under the supervision and direction of a competent person, thus exposing the employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, employees worked from the aluminum planking of a Qual-Craft pump jack scaffold without the use of a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system, thus exposing the employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles of pump jack scaffold(s) were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing, or equivalent, at the bottom, top and other points as necessary.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, the vertical wooden support poles on a Qual-Craft pump jack scaffold were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent bracing at the bottom and top of the scaffold, thus exposing the employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

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.    a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, the employer did not have employees trained by a qualified person on how to recognize hazards and the procedures to control or minimize those hazards associated with working from a Qual-Craft pump jack scaffold, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question as outlined in (b)(1) through (b)(4) of this section.  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, the employer did not have each employee involved in the erection of a Qual-Craft pump jack scaffold trained by a competent person, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to approximately 12 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

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).  a). Roof of the residential structure - On or about November 7, 2019, an employee worked from the roof of the residential structure without the use of a fall protection system, thus exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.  b). Interior of the residential structure - On or about November 7, 2019, employees worked from the residential structure's top plates and floor joists without the use of a fall protection system, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9.8 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii).  a). At the worksite - On or about November 7, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees performing work from the roof, top plates, and floor joists of a residential structure were trained by a competent person on the fall protection requirements, thus exposing employees to a fall hazards up to approximately 11 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

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). Front of the residential structure - On or about November 7, 2019, a Werner portable extension ladder did not have the side rails extended at least three (3) feet above the landing surface (i.e. roof), thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.

Issued

2020-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a). Front of the residential structure - On or about November 7, 2019, the employer did not provide ladder training to an employees that used a Werner portable extension ladder, thus exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.