OSHA Inspection: PRAGEDIS CASTILLO

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  On or about November 21, 2020 employees engaged in commercial roofing operations were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic nail guns without eye protection.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system.    On or about November 21, 2020, employees were exposed to fall hazards approximately 18 feet high while standing on a ladder jack scaffold and performing commercial roofing activities.      Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems or a combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system.  On or about November 21, 2020, employees were exposed to fall hazards approximately 21 feet while engaged in roofing activities on a high-sloped roof. Fall protection equipment was not being utilized.   Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   On or about November 20, 2020, the employer failed to ensure that employees were adequately trained to recognize and minimize hazards associated with falls. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while performing roofing activities on a commercial structure without using fall protection.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2020-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  On or about November 21, 2020, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladders used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 22 feet.   Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).