OSHA Inspection: ARMANDO D. ORTEGA DBA ADO RENOVATIONS

Issued

Oct 12, 2023

Abate by

Nov 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $501 · Current $501

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  Armando D. Ortega dba ADO Renovations, failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number                        Abatement Date 01                                              03                                              08/03/2023  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $5,358

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:     a) On June 15, 2023, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection during roofing work.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,465

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 above or below the point of access:  a)  On June 15, 2023 employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 17.2 feet while accessing a ladder jack scaffold.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Abate by

Aug 3, 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 June 15, 2023 employees were exposed to electrical hazards while erecting, dismantling, and working from frame scaffolding in close proximity to a 120/240 volt overhead power line.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

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 June 15, 2023 employees working from a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 17.2 feet.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

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 June 15, 2023 employees performing roofing work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17.2 feet.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5):  Scaffold platforms were bridged one to another:    a)  On June 15, 2023 employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17.2 feet while using a ladder jack scaffold with bridged platforms.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):  Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a)  On June 15, 2023, the fly section of an extension ladder was used as platform to bridge a scaffold.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.