OSHA Inspection: JUAN ORTIZ

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  On or about October 4, 2022, and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while handing siding overhead without the use of head protection.

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    On or about October 4, 2022, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing sheet ply on the exterior of the home without using fall protection.

Issued

2022-10-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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:  On or about October 4, 2022, and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to fall hazards while installing sheet ply without being trained on the hazards of a fall.