OSHA Inspection: MARTINEZ VAZQUEZ

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,846 · Current $2,846

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).  On November 17, 2023, employees engaged in decking activities without fall protection were exposed to unprotected fall hazards of approximately 20 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $320 · Current $320

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.  On November 17, 2023, employees installing decking material use pneumatic nail guns without wearing eye protection were exposed to struck-by hazards and eye injuries.

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $320 · Current $320

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.  On the construction site, the employer did not develop or provide fall protection training to the employees engaged in decking work to recognize and eliminate hazards such as fall protection.