OSHA Inspection: ARMANDO GARCIA

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

May 30, 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).  On May 1, 2023, on the north side of the construction site, employees performing masonry work from the porch balcony without fall protection were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

May 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided.   On May 1, 2023, on the north side of the construction site, the employer did not provide an extension ladder where employees could access and egress the residential building balcony roof, exposing them to potential fall hazards.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

May 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   On May 1, 2023, on the north side of the construction site, employees without hardhats, was pitching masonry bricks up to the employees working from the roof  balcony were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

May 1, 2023

Abate by

May 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

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:   On the construction site, the employer did not develop or provide fall protection training to the employees engaged in cornice work to recognize and eliminate hazards such as fall protection.