OSHA Inspection: EUSEBIO ROMERO

Issued

Oct 23, 2023

Abate by

Nov 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $1,005 Reduced

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 from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  On or about September 27, 2023, Eusebio Silva Romero DBA E.J & C. LLC did not ensure that employees working below roofing activities where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact or from falling or flying objects such as materials, tools, and equipment were protected by protective helmets in a worksite at 1434 Friar Tuck Lane in St. Louis, Missouri.

Issued

Oct 23, 2023

Abate by

Nov 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $1,406 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 September 27, 2023, Eusebio Silva Romero DBA E.J & C. LLC did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles at 1434 Friar Tuck Lane in St. Louis, Missouri from the following instances:  A) While cutting wood with a Makita 18-volt battery-powered circular saw. B) While nailing shingles with pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Oct 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $1,406 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  On or about September 27, 2023, Eusebio Silva Romero DBA E.J & C. LLC did not ensure that each employee engaged in the roofing of a residential home and was 6 feet or more above the lower level was protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems at 1434 Friar Tuck Lane in St. Louis, Missouri.

Issued

Oct 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $1,406 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access.  On or about September 27, 2023, Eusebio Silva Romero DBA E.J & C. LLC did not ensure that a portable telescopic ladder used to access the roof of a residential home, at 1434 Friar Tuck Lane in St. Louis, Missouri, extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access.

Issued

Oct 23, 2023

Abate by

Nov 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identified them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  On or about September 27, 2023, Eusebio Silva Romero DBA E.J & C. LLC did not immediately mark, tag, or withdraw a portable extension ladder from service that had a broken rail and a dented rail.