OSHA Inspection: JUAN GARCIA SANTANA

Issued

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1205.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   a) New residential construction located at 2470 Gordon Highway, Augusta, GA 30913: On or about 12/04/2023, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic nail guns, in that protective eyewear was not provided to employees engaged in framing installation activities operating Metabo Model NR83A(s) Framing Nail Guns.

Issued

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2009.00 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, 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) New residential construction located at 2470 Gordon Highway, Augusta, GA 30913: On or about 12/04/2023, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 30-feet, 6 inches to the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided to employees engaged in plywood sheathing installation activities.