OSHA Inspection: CHRISTIAN HERNANDEZ

Issued

Aug 31, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $329

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) Establishment:  As of August 31, 2021, the employer had not certified to OSHA that the abatement had been completed for Citation 2, Items 1a, 1b, and 2 from inspection number 1511213, issued on 05/24/2021, with a final order date of 06/21/2021.

Issued

Aug 31, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  (a) Establishment:  As of August 31, 2021, the employer had not provided the required abatement documentation to OSHA for Citation 2, Items 1a, 1b, and 2 from inspection number 1511213, issued on 05/24/2021, with a final order date of 06/21/2021.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.  (a) Jobsite, right side of 2.5 story residential structure: On or about 1/19/2021, the employer did not provide access to a 2-pole aluminum pump jack scaffold.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not 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)Jobsite, right side of 2.5 story residential structure:  On or about 1/19/2021, the employer did not inspect for visible defects before allowing an employee to conduct siding work from a 2-pole aluminum pump jack scaffold system on a 2.5 story residential structure.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  (a) Jobsite, right side of 2.5 story residential structure:  On or about 1/19/2021, the employer did not assemble a 2-pole aluminum pump-jack scaffold system under the supervision and direction of a qualified competent person trained to assemble such scaffold systems.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  (a)  Jobsite, right side of 2.5 story residential structure:  On or about 1/19/2021, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 18-feet to the lower level while performing siding work from a 2-pole aluminum pump-jack scaffold system, where the employer did not provide personal fall arrest or guardrail systems to protect employees.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  (a) Jobsite, right side of 2.5-story residential structure:  On or about 1/19/2021, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet to the lower level while performing siding work from a 2-pole aluminum pump-jack scaffold system, where the employer did not secure the scaffold poles with bottom bracing, to provide adequate structural integrity.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $230 Reduced

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) Jobsite, right side of 2.5-story residential structure:  On or about 1/19/2021, the employer allowed an employee to work from a 2-pole aluminum pump-jack scaffold system without adequate training by a competent person to recognize the hazards.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work.  (a) Jobsite, right side of 2.5-story residential structure:  On or about 1/19/2021, the employer did not provide scaffold training to employees responsible for assembling, maintaining, moving and dismantling a 2-pole aluminum pump-jack scaffold system, by a competent person who can recognize the hazards associated with the work.

Issued

May 24, 2021

Abate by

Jul 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $230 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) Jobsite, front and right side of 2.5 residential structure:  On or about 1/19/2021, the employer did not provide adequate ladder training to employees that included the importance associated with inspections, set-up and use.