OSHA Inspection: MIGUEL COCO

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:  (a) 8003 Crawford Dr. Long Beach, MS. - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer instructed his employees to  work at this location to frame a new single family dwelling without performing a pre-worksite assessment to determine what hazards are or may be present that will require PPE to protected them from those hazards such as but not limited to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,465

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:  (a) Front and left side of house on ground - On or about July 24, 203, the employer instructed employees to lift the roof trusses up on the roof area by had without providing head protection form the trusses and employees on the roof exposing them to struck by hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2):Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  (a) Left and front side(s) of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer had his employees build and use the wooden scaffolding that has an walkway plank that is not 18" wide exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(3):The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling. Note:  See exceptions in paragraphs (b)(3)(i) and (ii) of this section.  (a) South side of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer had his employees build a wooden job site scaffolding with a 2X12 plank that was greater than 14" away from house wall edge exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  (a) South side of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer had his guys erect and use the wooden scaffolding that had no baseplates under the post or uprights to prevent the post from sinking into the groung exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

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) Front of house entrance - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer had his employee(s) place a scaffolding walk board over the walkway entrance so they could frame the roof without the protection of a fall protection system exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250

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) Top of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer instructed his employees to frame the new single story house including the roof rafters without providing any fall protection system exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $2,678

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) South side of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer provided a 6 foot step ladder for the employees to use to gain access to the scaffolding that did not extend 3 feet above the scaffolding plank exposing employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $2,678

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) South side of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer provided a 6 foot step ladder for the employees to use to access the scaffolding walkway that was folded and leaning against the scaffolding plank exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(f)(1):The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  (a) 8003 Crawford Dr. Long Beach, MS. - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer had his employees frame a new single story house using personal protective equipment such as but not limited to eye protection, head protection, etc. without receiving training on how and when to use them exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $501 · Current $501

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7):Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  (a) South and front of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the wooden scaffolding that his employees erected and used with all these issues was completed under the supervision of a competent person exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $501 · Current $501

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  (a) Front and south side of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer instructed his employees to use the scaffolding to frame the house without receiving training on how to use the scaffolding safely exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $501 · Current $501

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) 8003 Crawford Dr. Long Beach, MS. - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer did not provide fall protection training for his employees that were working from the framed roof rafters without the use of fall protection exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Abate by

Oct 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) Front and south side of house - On or about July 24, 2023, the employer provided step ladders for the employees to use to gain access to the scaffolding and the roof area without being trained exposing them to fall hazards.