OSHA Inspection: MANUEL SORTINO

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3470.00 · Current $3470.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 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)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while performing framing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $2313.00

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 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate a skill saw with the guard wedge up exposing the blade and exposing his employees struck-by and amputation hazards.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $4048.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured up to 12 inches wide exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 24 feet 6 inches to the ground below.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 24 feet 6 inches to the ground below.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with scaffolds to include but not limited to erecting and dismantling scaffolds exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 24 feet 6 inches to the ground below.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 21 feet 4 inches to the ground below.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 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:  a)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 21 feet 4 inches to the ground below.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $2313.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an 8 foot a-frame ladder (1st floor) leaned against the wall and not set up properly to gain access to the second level of the house  exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 8 feet to the ground below.  b)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an 8 foot a-frame ladder (2nd floor) leaned against the wall and not set up properly to gain access to the top of the second floor walls of the house exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 8 feet to the floor below.

Issued

2020-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:     a)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an 8 foot a-frame ladder (1st floor) to gain access to the second level of the house and the employees used the top of the ladder as a step exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 8 feet to the ground below.  b)  At 23823 Cypress Way, Lot 7 Cypress Village, Orange Beach, Alabama:  On or about June 19, 2020 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an 8 foot a-frame ladder (2nd floor) to gain access to the top of the second floor walls of the house and the employees used the top of the ladder as a step exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 8 feet to the floor below.