OSHA Inspection: ROGELIO MADRIGAL

Issued

Feb 28, 2022

Abate by

Mar 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):  The employer had not initiated and maintained programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  On or about October 22, 2021, employees performing roofing operations were exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards of approximately 18.5 feet and a competent person had not conducted an inspection of the site and take prompt corrective measures to control or eliminate the hazards.

Issued

Feb 28, 2022

Abate by

Mar 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10):  Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:  On or about October 22, 2021, employees performing roofing operations were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18.5 feet and the employer had not ensured fall protection was used.

Issued

Feb 28, 2022

Abate by

Mar 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer had not provided a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  On or about October 22, 2021, employees performing roofing operations were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18.5 feet and the employer had not ensured the employees were trained on the fall protection system to be used.

Issued

Feb 28, 2022

Abate by

Mar 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $3,729

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer had not instructed each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about October 22, 2021, employees performing roofing operations were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic nail guns and the employer had not ensured each employee was trained such that they were able to recognize and eliminate the hazard.

Issued

Feb 28, 2022

Abate by

Mar 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  On or about October 22, 2021, employees performing roofing operations were exposed to eye injuries while using pneumatic nail guns and the employer had not ensured safety glasses were used.