OSHA Inspection: ROOFING BY HERNANDEZ INC. DBA HERNANDEZ CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING

Issued

Feb 8, 2023

Abate by

Mar 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.   a.  On or about August 18, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training; however, the employer failed to keep a written certification record of the training.  Citation Number          Item Number           Abatement Date 0100212/19/2022

Issued

Nov 22, 2022

Abate by

Nov 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865

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 or about August 18, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below roof tear-off operations were not wearing head protection, thereby exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Nov 22, 2022

Abate by

Nov 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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.  On or about August 18, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using a ladder jack scaffold to access and egress a roof were not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 22, 2022

Abate by

Nov 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(9):The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear:  a.  On or about August 18, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the top and bottom of the ladder used to access and egress the roof was not kept clear, thereby exposing employees to slips, trips, and falls.

Issued

Nov 22, 2022

Abate by

Nov 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):  a.  On or about August 18, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roof tear-off operations, fourteen (14) feet ten (10) inches above ground, were not utilizing fall protection equipment, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 22, 2022

Abate by

Dec 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1):The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a.  On or about August 18, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training; however, the employer failed to keep a written certification record of the training.