OSHA Inspection: MANUEL RODRIGUEZ DBA RODRIGUEZ CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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. On or about November 7, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, sixteen (16') feet eight (8") inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  b. On or about November 7, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, eight (8') feet seven (7") inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

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. On or about November 7, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately(a)  a. On or about November 7, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, a portable aluminum extension ladder with a broken rung was not removed from service, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.(a)  a. On or about November 7, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but was not limited to, hazards associated with identifying broken rungs on a ladder.

Issued

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:(a)   a. On or about November 7, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was carrying roof shingles up the ladder, thereby exposing the employee to hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)   a. On or about November 7, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable extension ladder used to access and egress the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with falls.