OSHA Inspection: VICTOR CASTILLO GUTIERREZ

Issued

Aug 7, 2023

Abate by

Aug 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $500 Reduced

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 August 2, 2023, employees used pneumatic nail guns to install shingles to the roof of apartment building without wearing eye protection, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck in the eye(s) by flying debris or projectiles.

Issued

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,846 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Employee(s) engaged in residential construction 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 1926.502(k) developed and implemented.  On or about August 2, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees were installing shingles to apartment buildings without the use of a fall protection system, exposing the employees to a hazard of falling approximately twenty feet to the ground.