OSHA Inspection: LOUIS HERNANDEZ

Issued

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1865.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, was not protected by protective helmets.  On or about September 12, 2022, an employee was installing white caps on a new home under construction without using hard hats, exposing the employee to being struck by equipment and materials from above.

Issued

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1865.00

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 particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  On or about September 12, 2022, employees used pneumatic nail guns to install white caps to the trusses of a residential home without wearing appropriate eye protection, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck in the eye(s) by flying debris or projectiles.

Issued

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $3108.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented.  On or about September 12, 2022, and at times prior thereto, an employee was framing a residential home under construction without the use of a fall protection system, exposing the employee to a hazard of falling approximately twenty feet to the ground.

Issued

2022-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1865.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to follow in order to minimize them.  On or about September 12, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were installing white caps to a residential home under construction without the employer providing fall protection training, exposing employees to a fall hazard.