OSHA Inspection: JOSE VARGAS

Issued

Sep 12, 2022

Abate by

Sep 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

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.   a)  At 13211 Ibis Boulevard, Lot 437 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On September 8, 2022; the employer allowed his employee to operate a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection while performing framing activities exposing his employee to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Sep 12, 2022

Abate by

Sep 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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:   a)  At 13211 Ibis Boulevard, Lot 437 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On September 8, 2022; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 20 feet 4 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Sep 12, 2022

Abate by

Sep 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  At 13211 Ibis Boulevard, Lot 437 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On September 8, 2022; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 12 feet  1 inch to the ground below.

Issued

Sep 12, 2022

Abate by

Sep 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

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)  At 13211 Ibis Boulevard, Lot 437 Stonebridge, Spanish Fort, Alabama:  On September 8, 2022; the employer allowed his employees to use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the roof landing to provide safe access exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 12 feet  1 inch to the ground below.