OSHA Inspection: OMAR GUTIERREZ

Issued

2020-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $825.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.      On the west side of the construction site, employees engage in roofing work used pneumatic nail guns and were not wearing eye and face protection.  The employees were exposed to struck-by hazards and eye injuries.

Issued

2020-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1966.00 · Current $1300.00 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 the west side of the construction site, employees engage in roofing work without fall protection were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet to the lower level.

Issued

2020-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1475.00 · Current $825.00 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.        On the west side of the construction site, employees using an extension ladder that did not have the side rails extended three feet over the edge of the roof.  The employees were exposed to potential fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

2020-01-16 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 January 7, 2020 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not develop or provide a training program to employees engage in roofing work without fall protection to recognize and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2020-01-16 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 January 7, 202 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide a ladder training and hazard recognition program.  The employees were exposed to potential fall hazards greater than six feet when using ladders.