OSHA Inspection: GUAMAN EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION, CORP.

Issued

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1325.00 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:  a) On March 28, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from falling materials, tools, and debris when working below employees and material.  The employees were not wearing hard hats.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) On March 28, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing work on the body of a residential home, approximately 20 feet above the ground, were not provided personal fall arrest systems or other means of fall protection, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.    b) On March 28, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing work on the attached garage of a residential home, approximately 8 feet above the ground, were not provided personal fall arrest systems or other means of fall protection, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2022-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1865.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) On March 28, 2022, employees performing roofing work without being trained on the recognition of hazards and the use of fall protection systems.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.