OSHA Inspection: JORGE MERCADO

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4351.00

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 8818 Primland Boulevard, Lot 102 Primland, Foley, Alabama:  On or about October 20, 2022 and at times prior; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of up to  18 feet  to the ground below.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 8818 Primland Boulevard, Lot 102 Primland, Foley, Alabama:  On October 20, 2022; the employer allowed his employee to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet 11 inches to the ground below.

Issued

2022-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $2486.00

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 8818 Primland Boulevard, Lot 102 Primland, Foley, Alabama:  On October 20, 2022; the employer allowed his employee 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 employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet 1 inch to the ground below.