OSHA Inspection: EDWARDO LOPEZ HERNANDEZ

Issued

2021-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021: On and/or preceding June 16, 2021, the employer failed to initiate and maintain a safety and health program such as but not limited to a personal protective equipment program, a fall protection program, or a ladder safety program for employees conducting roofing work.

Issued

2021-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021 : On and/or preceding June 16, 2021, the employer failed to train employees on the hazards found on the worksite or the procedures to control or eliminate the hazards for employees conducting roofing work.

Issued

2021-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021 : On and/or preceding June 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure employees were trained on the recognition of fall hazards or the correct procedures required to be followed to minimize the fall hazards. Employees, without fall protection training, were conducting roofing activities while working on the roof of a new construction house, thereby exposed to 15 foot fall hazards.

Issued

2021-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021 : On and/or preceding June 16, 2021, the employer failed to ensure employees wore safety glasses while utilizing power tools that presented struck-by hazards to the eyes and face. Employees were using a pneumatic nail guns while roofing a house. The employees were not utilizing eye protection, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards to the eyes.

Issued

2021-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):"Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.   a) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021 : On and/or preceding June 16, 2021,the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls while engaged in roofing activities. Employees were installing roofing materials without connecting their fall positioning equipment, thereby exposed to a 15 foot fall hazard.  b) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021 : On and/or preceding June 16, 2021,the employer did not ensure employees were adequately protected from falls while engaged in roofing activities. An employee was installing roofing materials while using non-safety rated fall protection equipment, thereby exposed to a 15 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2021-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(e)(2):Positioning devices shall be secured to an anchorage capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall or 3,000 pounds (13.3 kN), whichever is greater.  a) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021 : On and/or preceding June 16, 2021, the employer failed to ensure anchorages were capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall or 3,000 pounds. Employees used ropes, which were tied directly around the trusses at the top nail plate, for positioning while working on the roof of a new construction house, thereby being exposed to a fall hazard of 15 feet.

Issued

2021-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a) Edwardo Lopez Hernandez, at a jobsite located at 5959 Sycamore Trail Drive, Lot 2235, Galena, Ohio 43021 : On and/or preceding June 16, 2021, the employer did not ensure portable ladders that were used for access to an upper landing surface were extended at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface. Employees were using an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the edge of the roof, thereby exposed to fall hazards of up to 15 feet.