OSHA Inspection: ALVARADO'S CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. On or about July 8, 2020, and at times prior, the employer did not maintain a safety and health program to ensure hazards were identified and corrected onsite while performing stucco work on the outside of the building being erected. Hazards included, but were not limited to, fall protection, scaffold use and safety, use of hazardous chemicals, power tool safety, eye hazards, overhead hazards, etc.

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.  a. On or about July 8, 2020, four employees working below employees working from scaffold with stucco materials in buckets and hand tools, were exposed to falling objects from the scaffold and were not wearing protective helmets/hardhats.

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a. On or about July 8, 2020, an employee was exposed to eye hazards from flying particles while operating a portable powered drill with no eye protection in place.  b. On or about July 8, 2020, employees were exposed to eye hazards from contact with stucco chemical particles and liquids while mixing and applying stucco to the exterior of the building.

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4049.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e): "Access." This paragraph applies to scaffold access for all employees. Access requirements for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds are specifically addressed in paragraph (e)(9) of this section.  29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.  a. On or about July 8, 2020, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while accessing a supported scaffold platform that was approximately 18 feet-6 inches above a point of access without an acceptable point of access. Employees were accessing the scaffold platform by climbing up the sides and center components of the scaffold frame that were not designed for climbing or access.  b. On or about July 8, 2020, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while accessing a supported scaffold platform that was approximately 12 feet above a point of access without an acceptable point of access. Employees were accessing the scaffold platform by climbing up the sides and center components of the scaffold frame that were not designed for climbing or access.  c. On or about July 8, 2020, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while accessing a supported scaffold platform that was approximately 5 feet above the point of access without an acceptable point of access. Employees were accessing the scaffold platform by climbing up the sides and center components of the scaffold frame that were not designed for climbing or access.

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.  a. On or about July 8, 2020, employees were exposed to falls from heights and associated injuries while working from an approximately 20 feet-6 inches tall supported scaffold that was not inspected for visible defects by a competent person after the scaffold had been moved from one side of the building to another. The supported scaffold had visible defects such as, but not limited to, improperly supported, guardrails not in place around entirety of scaffold, no proper access, etc.

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  a. On or about July 8, 2020, an employee was working from a scaffold at about 18 feet-6 inches above the lower level without being protected from falling to that lower level. The scaffold did not have guardrails or any other fall protection measures in place around the open edges and ends, exposing employees to falls from heights.  b. On or about July 8, 2020, an employee was working from a scaffold at about 12 feet above the lower level without being protected from falling to that lower level. The scaffold did not have guardrails or any other fall protection measures in place around the open edges and ends, exposing employees to falls from heights.

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.  a. On or before July 8, 2020, employees working from heights of 5 foot up to 18 feet-6 inches were exposed to fall hazards as the scaffold they were working from did not have guardrail systems in place along the open sides and ends of the platforms.

Issued

2020-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs 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. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:  a. On or about July 8, 2020, employees who performed work while on a scaffold were not trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The hazards included, but were not limited to: fall hazards, falling object hazards, the proper use of the scaffold, the proper handling of materials on the scaffold, etc.