OSHA Inspection: ADOLFO VAZQUEZ

Issued

Nov 30, 2022

Abate by

Jan 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $21,753 · Current $21,753

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:    At the jobsite located at 2420 Doris Ave. in Wichita Kansas, employees engaged in residential framing activities, walking the top plates, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet to the exterior ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.  Adolfo Vazquez was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1503371, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 09, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1142 W Ledgestone St Andover Kansas.  Adolfo Vazquez was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1495740, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 1, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 1701-1810 N. Newberry Circle, Derby, Kansas.