OSHA Inspection: JOEL ROSALES

Issued

2021-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $937.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  (a) On or about December 1, 2020  employees were performing framing operations were exposed to wooden construction debris with protruding nails at the jobsite.

Issued

2021-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1405.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  (a) On or about December 1, 2020 and employees were exposed to falling and flying objects and did not wear protective helmets.

Issued

2021-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  (a) On or about December 1,  2020 employees were performing framing operations and used pneumatic nail guns without the use of protective eyewear. Employees were exposed to eye injuries.

Issued

2021-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2458.00 Reduced

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) On or about December 1, 2020 , employees were performing framing operations and were exposed to a fall hazard of 11-feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    (a) On or about December 1, 2020, employees performing framing operations  utilized a portable 6-feet A-frame ladder was used to access the upper landing surface of a residential home under construction. Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling 11-feet to the ground below.