OSHA Inspection: JORGE ARMANDO GUTIERREZ HERNANDEZ

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2025.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees activities.

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2025.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to eye injuries from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.  The employer did not provide employee training in order to provide the employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical agents:  On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to eye injuries from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3470.00 · Current $2429.00 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):      On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 9 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 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:  On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 9 feet without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $1619.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:       On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 9 feet, while accessing and exiting the roofs of the garage and residence via extension ladders, and the extension ladders did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roofs, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.

Issued

2020-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:     On or about December 30, 2019, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 9 feet, while accessing and exiting the roofs of the garage and residence via extension ladders, and the extension ladders did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roofs, on a residential construction site in Westville, Illinois.  The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards related to ladders, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate theses hazards.  This training would include:    a.         The nature of fall hazards in the work area,  b.         The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used, c.         The proper construction use, placement, and care in handling of all ladders, d.         The maximum intended load carrying capacities of ladders, and  e.         The standards contained in this subpart, Subpart X  Stairways and Ladders.