OSHA Inspection: CHINITOS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that the employer did not ensure that employees accessed the roof of a single family home by safe and acceptable means.   (a) On or before 7/28/22 the employer did not ensure that employees riding a pallet on a rough terrain forklift were protected from fall hazards. Employees used the rough terrain forklift for personnel access and to deliver plywood sheathing to the roof of a single family home under construction.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions affecting the safe operation of the equipment were  made without the manufacturer's written approval:    (a) On or before 7/28/22 the employer did not ensure that the attachment used to deliver personnel and materials to the roof of a single family home under construction was approved by the manufacturer. The platform was not labeled with its capacity and intended use. The platform was not secured to the mast and had begun to slide off the tines of the rough terrain forklift. These conditions exposed employees to fall hazards and struck-by hazards.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(viii): A lift truck, equipped with vertical only, or vertical and horizontal controls elevatable with the lifting carriage or forks for lifting personnel, did not have the following precautions to include (A) Use of a safety platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks (B) Means whereby personnel on the platform can shut off power to the truck (C) Protection from falling objects as indicated necessary by the operating conditions:  (a) On or before 7/28/22 the employer did not ensure that the steel platform used to deliver personnel and materials to the roof of a single family home was secured to the mast, equipped with a power shutoff switch. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2023-01-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

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 before 7/28/22 the employer did not ensure that employees decking the roof of a single family roof were using an approved method of fall protection. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard greater than 10 feet.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.