OSHA Inspection: ZOILA ZUNIGA-VALLES

Issued

2024-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1659.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:  a) New residential construction located at 2017 Memorial Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30317, Left Side Roof: On or about 12/12/2023, the employer exposed an employee to struck-by hazard while operating pneumatic nail guns, in that protective eyewear was not provided to an employee engaged in roof sheathing and framing activities operating these tools at 120 PSI.

Issued

2024-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1659.00 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 at 2017 Memorial Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30317, Left Side Roof: On or about 12/12/2023, the employer exposed an employee to fall hazards while working on a roof with an eave height of approximately 13-feet, 3-Inches to the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided while employees were engaged in sheathing and framing activities.