OSHA Inspection: KRISTIAN OCTAVIO QUIROZ GUTIERREZ

Issued

Feb 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,119 Reduced

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:  On or about January 19, 2022, and at times prior thereto, at residential construction, the employer did not ensure employees were wearing a hard hat while working below other employees, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,119 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses 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 19, 2022, and at times prior thereto, at residential construction, the employer did not ensure employees were wearing safety glasses while using pneumatic nail guns, exposing employees to eye and face injuries.

Issued

Feb 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,492 Reduced

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):  On or about January 19, 2022, and at times prior thereto, at residential construction, the employer did not ensure employees were wearing fall protection while performing wood framing at six (6) feet or more above the ground, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $349 · Current $209 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about January 19, 2022, and at times prior thereto, at residential construction, the employer did not ensure employees performing wood framing were trained to recognize and minimize hazards of falling.

Issued

Feb 3, 2022

Abate by

Mar 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  On or about January 19, 2022, and at times prior thereto, at residential construction, the employer did not ensure employees were certified in fall protection while performing wood framing at six (6) feet or more above the ground, exposing employees to fall hazards.