OSHA Inspection: FRANCISCO GOMEZ

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,458 Reduced

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.  On or about January 4, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure employees working from a pump jack scaffold more than ten feet above the lower level were provided with any means of personal fall protection.

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a)(1):The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  On or about January 4, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not provide documentation of the establishment or communication of a fall protection program for employees that are exposed to potential fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,458 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b):The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  On or about January 4, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure employees that are required to work from a pump jack style scaffolding were trained to be able to identify and mitigate hazards associated with pump jack scaffold assembly, working from and disassembly by a competent person.

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.   On or about January 4, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure that all three of the pump jack scaffold upright base poles were set upon base plates or mud sills or adequate firm foundation while employees were working from the pump jack scaffold system.

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(j)(2):Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  On or about January 4, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure the pump jack scaffold vertical poles were braced at the top and bottom using rigid triangular bracing or equivalent bracing methods while the scaffold was occupied by employees.

Issued

Jan 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $197 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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.  On or about January 4, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure employees were protected against flying particles and debris via eye and or face protection.