OSHA Inspection: N CASTRO INC.

Issued

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,121

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On March 8, 2021, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:   a) On March 8, 2021, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing roofing  work from a ladder jack scaffold platform elevated approximately 18 feet above the ground.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 8, 2021

Abate by

May 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $3,901

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) On or about March 8, 2021, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from ladder jack scaffolding and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 8, 2021

Abate by

May 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On or about March 8, 2021, employer did not provide training program to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working from ladders, and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a) On March 8, 2021, the extension ladder was used by two employees simultaneously to egress the work surface during roofing operations.   b)  On March 8, 2021, employees were using a fly section of an extension ladder to access the work surface  during roofing operations.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):    a)  On March 8, 2021, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from an extension ladder that was not set up at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 8, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:    a) On March 8, 2021, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while carrying tools and roofing material up the extension ladder.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.