OSHA Inspection: CARLOS CONTRERAS FRAMING

Issued

Aug 15, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about March 8, 2023, and at times prior to, front side of a residential dwelling under construction, an employee conducted framework installation without prior instruction in recognizing and avoiding unsafe working conditions.  The employee was exposed to fall hazards when utilizing an inadequate scaffold, no use of hard hats while exposed to impact hazards, and accessing the scaffold from a ladder that did not extend above the landing.

Issued

Aug 15, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    On or about March 8, 2023, and at times prior to, front side of a residential dwelling under construction, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while conducting frame work using a scaffold platform approximately 10 inches wide, at a height of approximately 8 feet above ground level.

Issued

Aug 15, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:   On or about March 8, 2023, and at times prior to, front side of a residential dwelling under construction, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while conducting frame work activity using a scaffold with legs on ground soil, without base plates, at a height approximately 8 feet above ground level.

Issued

Aug 15, 2023

Abate by

Sep 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:   On or about March 8, 2023, and at times prior to, front side of a residential dwelling under construction, employer exposed an employee to a fall hazard by allowing the employee to use the top rung of an A-frame 6 foot ladder to access and egress a scaffold approximately 8 feet above ground level.