OSHA Inspection: MARCO ANTONIO GAYTAN RICARDO

Issued

2022-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2176.00 Reduced

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.  On or about April 27, 2022, at a worksite located at 7836 State Highway 42 in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin; an employees were installing shingles on a 2-story residence without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazards of approximately 21 feet to the ground level.  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.

Issued

2022-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1554.00 Reduced

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.  On or about April 27, 2022, at a worksite located at 7836 State Highway 42 in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin; employees used an extension ladder to access and egress a 2-story residential roof without the ladder extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, exposing employees to slip and fall hazards of approximately 21 feet to the ground level.  GYX Roofing and Siding LLC dba GYX Roofing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1421894, citation number 1, item number 3a, and was affirmed as a final order on December 4, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 2613 Greenbrier Road in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Issued

2022-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).  On or about April 27, 2022, at a worksite located at 7836 State Highway 42 in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin; employees used an extension ladder to access and egress a 2-story residential roof without the ladder at such an angle so the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder. The working length of the ladder was approximately 13.5 feet, and the distance along the ladder between the foot and top support was approximately 7.8 feet. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet.