OSHA Inspection: SERGIO GARZA

Issued

2023-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $3572.00

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.  On or about June 23, 2023 employees were exposed to head injuries from being struck by falling objects while working beneath an masonry work without protective helmets.

Issued

2023-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $3572.00

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, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  On or about June 23, 2023 employees were exposed to struck by flying debris while using a masonry saw without eye protection.

Issued

2023-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $4465.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  On or about June 23, 2023 employees were exposed to a fall hazard while working on a scaffold platform which was not fully planked.

Issued

2023-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units.  On or about June 23, 2023 employees were exposed to fall while occupying a scaffold which was supported by unstable objects.

Issued

2023-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  On or about June 23, 2023 employees were exposed to fall hazard accessing upper levels of scaffold and rooftop of a residential building under construction by climbing a scaffold end frame without ladder access.

Issued

2023-09-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

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   On or about June 23, 2023 employees were exposed to a fall hazard while performing masonry work on a residential building under construction at greater than 6 feet above lower levels without fall protection.