OSHA Inspection: OCTAVIO ORANTAZ

Issued

2024-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $388.00 · Current $388.00

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.  a.  On or about February 1, 2024, the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                                                Item Number                                    Abatement Date              02                                                                            001                                                    03/5/2024

Issued

2024-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

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):  a.  On or about February 1, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations, fifteen (15) feet six (6) inches above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  b.  On or about February 1, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations, fifteen (15) feet four (4) inches above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  a.  On or about February 1, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a.  On or about February 1, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations had been provided fall protection training; however, the employer failed to verify the training by preparing a written certification of training record.