OSHA Inspection: XOLOS LOPEZ CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Apr 18, 2022

Abate by

Apr 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $4,144

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 1667-1703 & 1721-1757 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, the employer failed to maintain an effective safety and health program onsite to ensure that fall and struck-by hazards were identified and corrected while employees performed roofing replacement work.

Issued

Apr 18, 2022

Abate by

Apr 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a. Located at 1667-1703 & 1721-1757 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, the employer failed to instruct and train employees on the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions onsite to ensure that fall and struck-by hazards were controlled while employees performed roofing replacement work.

Issued

Apr 18, 2022

Abate by

Apr 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $4,144

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 1667-1703 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, an employee was operating a leaf blower on the second story roof without eye protection, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Apr 18, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $5,801

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.   a. Located at 1667-1703 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, employees were removing an existing shingle roof from the second story roof without fall protection, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard from approximately twenty feet.   b. Located at 1721-1757 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, employees were removing an existing shingle roof from the second story roof without fall protection, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard from approximately twenty feet.

Issued

Apr 18, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d):"Personal fall arrest systems." Personal fall arrest systems and their use shall comply with the provisions set forth below. Effective January 1, 1998, body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. Note: The use of a body belt in a positioning device system is acceptable and is regulated under paragraph (e) of this section.  a. Located at 1667-1703 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, employees were removing an existing shingle roof from the second story roof while using unapproved climbing harnesses as personal fall arrest systems. The use of the unapproved equipment thereby exposed the employees to a fall hazard.   b. Located at 1721-1757 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, employees were removing an existing shingle roof from the second story roof while using unapproved climbing harnesses as personal fall arrest systems. The use of the unapproved equipment thereby exposed the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 18, 2022

Abate by

Apr 28, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $4,144

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 1667-1703 Creeks Edge Drive in Columbus, Ohio: On or about March 16, 2022, employees were using an aluminum extension ladder to access and egress the second-story roof. The top of the ladder did not extend above the roof's eave at least three feet, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard from approximately twenty feet.