OSHA Inspection: LUIS FELIPE ROSALES ARIAS

Issued

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,735 · Current $2,735

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.  a. Located at 5179 Dowler Drive in Groveport, Ohio: On or about February 23, 2022, employees were using an eight-foot fiberglass step ladder to access the second story. The ladder was being used in the closed position leaned against an exterior wall. The ladder was not designed to be used as a non-self-supporting ladder, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $27,347 · Current $27,347

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 5179 Dowler Drive in Groveport, Ohio: On or about February 23, 2022, the employer failed to maintain a safety and health program to ensure that fall and struck-by hazards were being identified and corrected onsite while employees performed framing work.   Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1542706, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/01/2021, with respect to a workplace located at Lot 30 Earhart Drive, Groveport, OH 43125.  Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1513687, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/05/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1540 Bahia Drive, Lot 7268, Marysville, OH 43040.  Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1505599, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/12/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 4267 Salt Spring Lane, Columbus, OH 43207.  Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1483190, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 09/22/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 3232 Korg Street, Lot 8, Powell, OH 43065.

Issued

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $27,347 · Current $27,347

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 5179 Dowler Drive in Groveport, Ohio: On or about February 23, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards while sheathing the second story floor joists.  Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1542706, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on  09/01/2021, with respect to a workplace located at Lot 30 Earhart Drive, Groveport, OH 43125.   Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1513687, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on  08/05/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1540 Bahia Drive, Lot 7268, Marysville, OH 43040.   Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1505599, citation number 2, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on  04/12/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 4267 Salt Spring Lane, Columbus, OH 43207.   Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1483190, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/22/2020, with respect to a workplace located at 3232 Korg Street, Lot 8, Powell, OH 43065.

Issued

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,838 · Current $6,838

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.  a. Located at 5179 Dowler Drive in Groveport, Ohio: On or about February 23, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees operating pneumatic nailers to fasten sheathing to the floor joists were protected from struck-by hazards to the eyes by the use of eye protection.   Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1542706, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/01/2021, with respect to a workplace located at Lot 30 Earhart Drive, Groveport, OH 43125.  Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1513687, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/05/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1540 Bahia Drive, Lot 7268, Marysville, OH 43040.

Issued

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,469 · Current $5,469

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 5179 Dowler Drive in Groveport, Ohio: On or about February 23, 2022, employees were climbing from the top of an eight-foot fiberglass stepladder to access the second story. The top of the ladder did not extend above the landing, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard from approximately ten feet.   Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1513687, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/05/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1540 Bahia Drive, Lot 7268, Marysville, OH 43040.  Luis Felipe Rosales Arias, dba R.A. Construccion was previously cited for a Serious violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1505599, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/12/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 4267 Salt Spring Lane, Columbus, OH 43207.