OSHA Inspection: ANTONIO IBARRA

Issued

Feb 18, 2021

Abate by

Mar 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $2,341

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.  a)  At 13066 Ibis Blvd., Lot 413 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 25, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while performing framing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 18, 2021

Abate by

Mar 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  a)  At 13066 Ibis Blvd., Lot 413 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 25, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 14 feet 6 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Feb 18, 2021

Abate by

Mar 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a)  At 13066 Ibis Blvd., Lot 413 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 25, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a job made scaffold with a work platform that measured 6 inches wide without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 9 feet 5 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Feb 18, 2021

Abate by

Mar 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a)  At 13066 Ibis Blvd., Lot 413 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 25, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 28 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Feb 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a)  At 13066 Ibis Blvd., Lot 413 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On or about January 25, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and the rails of the ladder did not extend at least three feet above the roof landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 14 feet 6 inches to the ground below.