OSHA Inspection: HECTOR CORTEZ

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:  a) New resident construction on Lot #24 at 5150 N. Heirloom, Cumming, GA 30040: On or about 07/25/2023, the employer exposed employees to severe lacerations and amputation hazards while operating a HERC trailer cement mixer, in that the recoil cover over the starter was missing which exposed operators to unguarded moving parts.   b) New residential construction on Lot #24 at 5150 N. Heirloom, Cumming, GA 30040, North side of structure: On or about 07/25/2023, the employer exposed employees to severe lacerations and amputation hazards while operating a Craftsman Generator,  in that recoil cover  was missing which exposed operators to unguarded moving parts.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

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).   a) New residential construction on Lot #24 at 5150 N Heirloom, Cumming, GA, 30041: On or about  07/25/2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of  approximately 15-feet to the lower ground level, in that  the scaffold work platforms were not fully decked to prevent falls to the lower ground level as employees were engaged in masonry activities.

Issued

Sep 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(I) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, was not protected from falling to that lower level by use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirement of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  a) New residential construction on Lot #24 at 5150 N. Heirloom, Cumming, GA 30040, North side scaffold:  On or about 07/25/2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards up to 15 feet from the tubular welded scaffold system, in that no fall protection system was provided to employees engaged in masonry activities on the scaffold working platforms.