OSHA Inspection: MARTIN OCHOA FRAMING LLC

Issued

2021-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $1755.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   a) At 112 Amberjack Dr.,  Fort Walton Beach, Florida: On or about October 7, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work under others without hard hats while conducting framing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards from falling tools or materials.

Issued

2021-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $1755.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) At 112 Amberjack Dr.,  Fort Walton Beach, Florida: On or about October 7, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while installing planks on the roof exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $2341.00

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29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6):Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:  At 112 Amberjack Dr.,  Fort Walton Beach, Florida: On or about October 7, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work on a scaffold platform that was not designed by a qualified person exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  At 112 Amberjack Dr.,  Fort Walton Beach, Florida: On or about October 7, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to work from a scaffold that was not fully planked exposing his employees to an incomplete walking/working surface and subsequent fall hazard.

Issued

2021-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

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):  At 112 Amberjack Dr.,  Fort Walton Beach, Florida: On or about October 7, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2926.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  At 112 Amberjack Dr.,  Fort Walton Beach, Florida: On or about October 7, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use  extension ladders to gain access to the roof and the rails of the ladders did not extend at least three feet above the roof landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2021-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  At 112 Amberjack Dr.,  Fort Walton Beach, Florida: On or about October 7, 2021 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employees to use a Werner 8 foot A-frame ladder leaning against the structure exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 30 feet to the ground below.