OSHA Inspection: GUSTAVO ROMERO

Issued

2020-03-04 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:  (a) New residential construction located on Lot #3, Roof and rear side of the structure: On or about 01/31/2020, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic nail guns, in that protective eyewear was not provided to employees operating these tools at 130 PSI installing plywood sheathing. Employees were exposed to flying wood debris, plastic collated fragments and 2-3/8-in. fasteners.

Issued

2020-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:  (a) New residential construction located on Lot #3, Upper Roof: On or about 01/31/2020, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 28-feet to the lower level, in that a fall protection system was not used while installing 1/2-inch plywood on a 8/12 pitched roof.   (b) New residential construction located on Lot #3, Lower Roof: On or about 01/31/2020, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 21-feet, 9-inches to the lower level, in that a fall protection system was not provided to employee using the 4/12 pitched lower roof as a walking/working surface to hand materials up to the employer working on the upper roof.