OSHA Inspection: JOSE O. PLASCENCIA

Issued

2021-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1990.00 · Current $1194.00 Reduced

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).  :   On the north side of the construction site, employees engaged in framing work without fall protection were exposed to unprotected fall hazards of approximately 9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1492.00 · Current $895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided.   On the north side of the construction site, the employer did not provide an extension ladder where employees could access and egress the residential building second level, exposing them to potential fall hazards.

Issued

2021-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $279.00 · Current $167.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2)(i):  The employer shall ensure that each employee has been trained , as necessary, by a competent person, in the nature of fall hazards in the work area:   On March 3, 2021, the employer did not ensure the employees working from a height of 9 feet without fall protection was train to recognized and correct hazards associated with the framing work.