OSHA Inspection: TOMAS ACUNA

Issued

2021-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $1053.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(g)(2)(iii): The repair splice in a hard service flexible cord No. 12 or larger did not retain the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord which was being used:  a) On or about November 18, 2021 at the construction site, an employee using a cement mixer was exposed to electrical hazards when the power cord for the mixer was cut and repaired with electrical tape.

Issued

2021-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a) On or about November 18, 2021 at the construction site, an employee was exposed to electrical hazards when using a Milwaukee saw whose flexible cord was pulled from the strain relief, exposing insulated conductor wires.

Issued

2021-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1756.00 Reduced

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):  a) On or about November 18, 2021 at the construction site, an employee engaged in masonry work was working from a scaffold platform that was not fully planked, exposing them to a fall hazard.

Issued

2021-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about November 18, 2021, at the construction site, an employee working from a two-tier scaffold was exposed to a fall hazard when using the end frames of the scaffold to access the working level.

Issued

2021-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) On or about November 18, 2021 at the construction site, an employee engaged in masonry work was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet when working from a two-tier scaffold that did not have guard rails.

Issued

2021-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1756.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1):  For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1:  a) On or about November 18, 2021, at the construction site, the cut off saw used to cut masonry brick was not equipped with an integrated water delivery system, exposing an employee to an inhalation hazard.