OSHA Inspection: INOCENCIO VENTURA

Issued

May 2, 2023

Abate by

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  a)  At 2192 West Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On April 25, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while performing framing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2023

Abate by

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2): Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and/or walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:   a)  At 2192 West Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On April 25, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a scaffold attached to the house with a work platform that measured 13 inches wide exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 2, 2023

Abate by

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a)  At 2192 West Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On April 25, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities from a scaffold attached to the house without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 30 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 2, 2023

Abate by

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 2192 West Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On April 25, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring his crew was trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 35 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 2, 2023

Abate by

May 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 2192 West Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On April 25, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 35 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 2192 West Beach Boulevard, Gulf Shores, Alabama:  On April 25, 2023; the employer allowed his employees to use a ladder to access the first level deck of the house and the rails of the ladder did not extend three feet above the deck landing to provide safe access employees to a fall hazard of 12 feet to the ground below.