OSHA Inspection: PINTA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jun 24, 2024

Abate by

Jul 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $427 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation No.1 Item No(s). 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5b nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent June 7, 2024.

Issued

Jun 24, 2024

Abate by

Jul 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $427 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation No. 1 Item No(s). 5a nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent June 7, 2024.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part such as a safety and health program with policy, hazard assessment and work rules was not developed and/or implemented at the job site:  Jobsite- The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to eliminate hazards associated with falls, equipment use, ladders and scaffolds at the jobsite.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  Jobsite - The employer did not perform frequent and regular job site inspections by a competent person to identify hazards associated with falls, scaffolds, ladders, material lifts and other equipment.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  Jobsite - The employer did not provide training to employees in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions where employees were exposed to slips and trips from improper equipment use, injuries from overhead hazards without proper PPE and eye injury hazards without proper PPE.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  Jobsite - The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to fall hazards while installing shingles on a residential building were trained in the use, operation, inspection and maintenance of their personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:   Jobsite - The employer did not provide training for employees to recognize the hazards associated with ladders.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  Jobsite - Employees working on the ground were not protected from head injuries by use of a protective helmet where there was a hazard of falling objects and debris from roofing activities above.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

May 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses 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:  Jobsite - The employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

May 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):  Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  Site - Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards while working in close proximity to the electrical drop lines where employees were working on a roof less than 2 feet away from the electrical line that was not deenergized or insulated to prevent the hazard.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1926.404(b)(1)(i):  The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  Site - Employees were exposed to electrical hazards where neither ground fault circuit interrupters nor an assured equipment grounding conductor program were used to protect electrical equipment such as the air compressor.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(i):  Each end of a platform 10 feet or less in length shall not extend over its support more than 12 inches (30 cm) unless the platform was designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:  a. Jobsite - Employees were working on a scaffold platform which extended more than 12 inches over the support and was not designed and installed to protect the cantilevered portion of the platform.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.552(a)(1): The employer did not comply with manufacturer's specifications and limitations applicable to the operation of all hoists and elevators:  Jobsite - The employer did not ensure employees were following the manufacturer's specifications and limitations while using a material hoist by allowing the employees to use the hoist as a ladder to access the roof, in disregard of the manufacturer's instruction to not do so. Additionally, the employer did not ensure that the track was assembled according to manufacturer's instructions for the number of bolts to secure the splice plates, where there was bolts missing on the splice plates of both track extensions installed on the hoist.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 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 system, or personal fall arrest system:   Jobsite - Employees working on the various roof areas were not protected from falls.

Issued

Apr 22, 2024

Abate by

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  Jobsite - The extension ladder being used by employees for access to the roof was not extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall of approximately 15 feet to the ground below.