OSHA Inspection: ALBINO CABRERA ESCOBAR

Issued

Feb 12, 2021

Abate by

Mar 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,341 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(14):Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  a)  On or about December 21, 2020, on the south end of the building, employees were engaged in roofing activities working near wall openings with an outside bottom edge more than 6 feet above a lower level without a fall protection system in place.

Issued

Feb 12, 2021

Abate by

Apr 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:  a) On or about December 21, 2020, on the south end of the building, employees engaged in roofing activities  were not trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting and maintaining the horizontal lifeline and warning line systems used to protect employees from fall hazards more than 6 feet above a lower level.

Issued

Feb 12, 2021

Abate by

Mar 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $2,341 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(f)(1)(i):  When no mechanical equipment was being used the warning line was not erected at least 6 feet (1.8m) from the roof edge:  a)  On or about December 21, 2020, on the south end of the building, a warning line intended to protect employees engaged in roofing activities on a low slope roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above a lower level was not erected at least 6 feet from the roof edge.

Issued

Feb 12, 2021

Abate by

Mar 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(f)(2)(ii):The rope, wire, or chain was not rigged or supported in such a way that its lowest point (including sag) was not less than 34 inches (0.9 m) from the walking/working surface and its highest point no more than 39 inches (1.0 m) from the walking/working surface.  a)  On or about December 21, 2020, on the south end of the building, a warning line intended to protect employees engaged in roofing activities on a low slope roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above a lower level was not rigged or supported to be at least 34 and no more than 39 inches from the walking/working surface.

Issued

Feb 12, 2021

Abate by

Mar 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(8):Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:  a)  On or about December 21, 2020, on the south end of the building, employees engaged in roofing activities on a low slope roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above a lower level used a horizontal lifeline not designed, installed and used under supervision of a qualified person.

Issued

Feb 12, 2021

Abate by

Mar 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,802 · Current $4,681 Reduced

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 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 guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  a) On or about December 21, 2020, on the south end of the building, employees engaged in roofing activities on a low slope roof with unprotected sides and edges more than 6 feet above a lower level without a fall protection system in place.   Albino Cabrera Escobar, dba AC Roofing System was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1424855, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on November 20, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 6631 Greenwoods Orchard Drive, Katy, TX 77449.