OSHA Inspection: ROBERTO DUARTE

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2051.00 · Current $2051.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.25(a):During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  (a) 114 Burnett St. Bay Saint Lewis - On or around August 12, 2022 throughout the job site there is scrap lumber with nails protruding up exposing employees to puncture hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

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 objects while using a nail gun.  (a) Front of house - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer instructed his employees to use the N16 air naile gun without providing them eye protection exposing them to loss of eye hazard.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2):Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  (a) Front of house - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer supervisor on site had his employees work from a wooden scaffold using wood planks that were not at least 18" wide exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(3):Where guardrails were not installed along the front edge of the platform or all employees were not protected from falling with the use of personal fall arrest systems, the front edge of the scaffold platform was more than 14 inches from face of house wall.  (a) Front of house - On or about August 12,2022 the employer had his employees erect and work from the scaffolding the was greater than 14" away from the face of the house exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1):When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  (a) Front of house - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer supervisor who is in charge of the work site had an employee work from the scaffolding where there was no ladders to gain access exposing him to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  (a) Front of house - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer had a wooden scaffold erected by his employees greater than 24 feet high so they could frame the house and roof and did not provide a fall protection system exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v):A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  (a) East side of house - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer supervisor was working from a lifted platform on the forklift without the use of fall protection exposing him to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) West side of the roof - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer had employees work from the top of the house to frame the roof without the use of fall protection exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A):The industrial truck was not equipped with a safety platform/cage firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks when used for lifting personnel:  (a) East side of house - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer had employees use a wooden job made platform that was not secured to the forks of the lift exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(d):The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under paragraph (d) of this section are identical to those set forth at paragraph (l) of 29 CFR 1910.178.    (a) Throughout the job site - On or about August 12, 2022 the all terrain forklift operator was lifting a wooden platform with the supervisor on it to apply plywood siding without having a valid certificate to operate the forklift exposing employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3419.00 · Current $3419.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a) West side of house - On or about August 12, 2022 the employer had employees use an aluminum extension ladder to gain access to the upper level porch that did not extend 3 feet past the upper level exposing them to fall hazards.