OSHA Inspection: J. TORRES-GARZA ROOFING

Issued

May 19, 2021

Abate by

Jun 14, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $2,340

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(3):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.  On or about March 24, 2021,  a worker was using a pneumatic roofing nailer to install shingles on a residential roof under construction without the use of eye protection, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by flying objects.

Issued

May 19, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $3,901

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.  On or about March 24, 2021,  a worker was installing shingles on a residential roof under construction at heights above 6 feet without the use of fall protection, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

May 19, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,121

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    On or about March 23, 2021, a worker accessed the roof of a residential home by means of a ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, exposing employees to a fall hazard.