OSHA Inspection: ESTRELLA CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

Oct 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) Roof: On or about 10/26/2023, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while installing plywood decking, in that protective eyewear was not provided to employees engaged in framing activities using pneumatic guns at 120 PSI.

Issued

Oct 30, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

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, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) Roof: On or about 10/26/2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 20-feet, 7-inches to the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided while installing second floor decking.