OSHA Inspection: RAMOS DESIGN BUILD CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 28, 2022

Abate by

May 24, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $2,486 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:  a. On or about March 17, 2022, the employer failed to initiate and maintain safety, health, and accident prevention programs, to include, frequent and regular inspections of the job site, the materials, and the equipment to be made by competent persons, during which time employees were found to have been working on the third floor without fall protection and cutting cinder blocks without respiratory protection; therefore exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 28, 2022

Abate by

May 24, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  a. On or about March 17, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that a competent person conducted frequent and regular safety inspections of the jobsite, the equipment, and the materials, during which time employees were found to have been working on the third floor without fall protection and cutting cinder blocks without respiratory protection; therefore, exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 28, 2022

Abate by

May 24, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $2,486 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(2)(i): Each employee who was constructing a leading edge 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: Note: If the employer could demonstrate that it was infeasible or created a greater hazard to use these systems, a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502 should have been developed and implemented.   a. On or about March 16, 2022, employees were exposed to an approximate 22-foot fall hazard while constructing a leading edge/ installing tongue and groove floor sheathing, in that, fall protection was not used.   b. On or about March 16, 2022, employees were exposed to an approximate 22-foot fall hazard while installing rebar across the top of the existing sections of vertical rebar along the perimeter of the third floor to serve as a guardrail, in that, fall protection was not used during the installation of the rebar.