OSHA Inspection: SILVERIO LOPEZ

Issued

Jun 30, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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.  On or about June 27, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure employees operating pneumatic equipment and hand tools that produced flying particles were protected via safety glasses.

Issued

Jun 30, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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.  On or about June 27, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure employees engaged in residential construction activities more than six feet above the lower level were protected via personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Jun 30, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about June 27, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure employees exposed to fall hazards were trained to recognize the hazards of falling and how to mitigate said hazards via a communicated training program.

Issued

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access.  On or about June 27, 2022 and times prior there to, the employer did not ensure all ladders on site used to access the roof were positioned so that the ladder rails extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface.