OSHA Inspection: ARMANDO D. ORTEGA DBA ADO RENOVATIONS

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,572

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On or about June 7, 2023, employees were exposed to head injury while working without protective helmets in areas below and adjacent to hoisting and roofing operations.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,572

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On or about June 7, 2023, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating pneumatic nail guns and electric saws without the benefit of eye protection.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access:        a) On or about June 7, 2023, employees were not provided with safe access to scaffolding from which they worked at an elevation of approximately 18 feet.       No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6):     a) On or about June 7, 2023, aluminum ladder jack scaffolding was erected next to an electrical service drop power line having a voltage rating of less than 300 volts (120/240 volts; 200 amp service).     No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about June 7, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working without fall protection from ladder jack scaffolding at an elevation of approximately 18 feet.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 10, 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) On or about June 7, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working without fall protection from a pitched roof having a ground to eave height of approximately 18 feet with a ridge height of approximately 25 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $5,358

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear:  a) On or about June 7, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards where loads of roof tear-off debris was accumulated at the bottom of  portable extension ladders used to climb to and from the roof deck.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.