OSHA Inspection: MIGUEL ROCHA

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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) On or about November 21, 2019 employees were exposed falling and flying objects. Employees were not provided with protective helmets.

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be 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 November 21, 2019 employees were performing framing-cornice operations used pneumatic nail guns without the use of protective eyewear. Employees were exposed to eye injuries.

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(a): All electrical conductors and equipment were not approved:  (a) On or about November 21, 2019 employees were working at the jobsite with skill saws and other equipment were exposed to electrocution and electrical shock hazards from utilizing three extension cords plugged into an electrical receptacle outlet box. The jobsite made wooden electrical receptacle outlet box was not approved for use.

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:     (a) On or about November 21, 2019, employees were working at the jobsite with skill saws and other equipment requiring electrical equipment power were exposed to electrocution, and electrical shock hazards from a powered extension cord plugged into the jobsite electrical receptacle that had the power cord protective sleeve pulled out of the crimped clamp exposing the internal wiring. The power cord did not have a strain relief mechanism.    (b) On or about November 21, 2019, employees were working at the jobsite with an electrical air compressor and other equipment requiring electrical equipment power were exposed to electrocution, and electrical shock hazards from an extension cord plugged into the jobsite electrical receptacle that had the power cord protective sleeve pulled out of the crimped clamp exposing the internal wiring. The power cord did not have a strain relief mechanism.

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  (a) On or about November 21, 2019 at the jobsite employees were utilizing a black extension cord where there was a black extension cord which had the primary insulation damaged exposing the secondary insulated conductors. Employees were exposed to electrical and electrocution hazards.   (b) On or about November 21, 2019 at the jobsite employees were utilizing a yellow extension cord where there was yellow extension cord which had the primary insulation damaged exposing the secondary insulated conductors. Employees were exposed to electrical and electrocution hazards.

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:    (a) On or about November 13, 2019 , northside of the jobsite, on the wood scaffold system, where employees were working from the first and second tier of the tubular welded scaffold platform footings were supported by unstable objects. Employees were exposed to scaffold collapse hazards.

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  (a) On or about November 13, 2019 , on the northside scaffold system, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 8-feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 26, 2019

Abate by

Dec 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2): Employees working below a scaffold were not protected from falling tools, materials or equipment in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (h)(2)(i)-(v) of this section:  (a) On or about November 13, 2019, northside tubular welded scaffold employees were not protected from impact from falling or flying objects.