OSHA Inspection: MANUEL PINTO RODRIGUEZ CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Abate by

Nov 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. Located at 5756 Avery Trace Drive, Dublin, OH 43016: On or about October 14, 2022, the employer did not create, maintain, and enforce accident prevention programs to protect employees from common residential construction hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Abate by

Nov 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a.  Located at 5756 Avery Trace Drive, Dublin, OH 43016: On or about October 14, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees engaged in framing work on a residential construction site were provided with fall protection training.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Abate by

Nov 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses 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.  a.  Located at 5756 Avery Trace Drive, Dublin, OH 43016:  On or about October 14, 2022, the employer did not provide and require eye or face protection for employees working with pneumatic nail guns in residential framing, which exposed them to struck-by hazards from flying particles.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Abate by

Nov 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  a.  Located at 5756 Avery Trace Drive, Dublin, OH 43016:  On or about October 14, 2022, the employer did not protect employees engaged in framing work on a residential construction site from falls as they performed framing work at the eave of the roof, at a height of approximately 30', without fall protection.  b.	Located at 5756 Avery Trace Drive, Dublin, OH 43016: On or about October 14, 2022, the employer did not protect employees engaged in framing work on a residential construction site from falls as they accessed the second and third floors of an under-construction residential building, measuring approximately 10' to 20', from an unprotected walkway.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Abate by

Nov 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a.  Located at 5756 Avery Trace Drive, Dublin, OH 43016:  On or about October 14, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards resulting from a ladder of insufficient length being used to access a residential construction project.  An extension ladder measuring approximately 9' was used to access an upper landing surface measuring approximately 10', which exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2022

Abate by

Nov 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $3,108

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(6):Ladders shall be used only on stable and level surfaces unless secured to prevent accidental displacement.  a.  Located at 5756 Avery Trace Drive, Dublin, OH 43016:   On or about October 14, 2022, employees used an extension ladder balanced on an improvised walkway platform to access the third floor of a residential construction project.  The walkway platform was not sufficiently wide enough to provide a stable and level surface for the ladder's feet to rest on, which exposed employees to fall hazards.