OSHA Inspection: PEDRO GONZALES

Issued

Feb 8, 2022

Abate by

Feb 18, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

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. Located at 3269 Hairst Drive, Reynoldsburg, Ohio: On or about January 13, 2022, the employer did not develop a safety and health program to ensure that hazards were identified and corrected onsite for employees performing framing work.

Issued

Feb 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

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. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.  a. Located at 3269 Hairst Drive, Reynoldsburg, Ohio: On or about January 13, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees performing framing work from the second floor were protected from approximately fifteen-foot fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 8, 2022

Abate by

Feb 18, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

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. Located at 3269 Hairst Drive, Reynoldsburg, Ohio: On or about January 13, 2022, employees were using a six foot step ladder to access the second floor. The ladder did not extend at least three foot above the landing, thereby exposing employees to an approximately nine-foot fall hazard.