OSHA Inspection: GOMEZ RICARDO

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.50(d)(1):  First aid supplies were not accessible to the employees at the site:  a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not provide first aid kit/supplies to the employees working at the site.

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,511 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.150(c)(1)(i):  A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof and the travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher exceeded 100 feet:  a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer did not provide fire extinguishing equipment at the site where employees were required to use flammable fuels to perform their required daily duties.

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.  a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer failed to ensure the cantilevered portion of the plank could support an employee without tipping exposing employees to fall hazards while working approximately 17 foot above grade.

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(7): On scaffolds where platforms were overlapped to create a long platform, the overlap did not occur over a support:  a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer failed to ensure that the scaffolds that were overlapped did not go over some type of support to support employee weight as they transited the scaffold.

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer failed to ensure employees were provided any means to access the scaffold that was being used at the site.  The scaffold was approximately  feet above the surface but no means other than climbing and standing up on the roof was provided.

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration.  a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer required employees to apply siding from various types of scaffolds that were not installed by a competent person exposing them to numerous hazards

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, the employer failed to ensure employees used ladders that extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing to access the upper levels of a multi story building, exposing employees to fall hazards approximately 23 feet above grade.

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16):  Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.  a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, portable ladder(s) with such as but not limited to defective or faulty components were not identified and withdrawn from service as required.

Issued

Nov 8, 2021

Abate by

Dec 6, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $0 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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  a) Lot 191 of the Hawthorn Development in Georgetown, DE 19947: On or about May 13, 2021, The employer did not provide training to employees working on or with various types of ladders to gain access to their work area approximately 23 feet above lower grade.