OSHA Inspection: MOISES FLORES

Issued

Aug 27, 2024

Abate by

Sep 3, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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) 2nd Story House Roof: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, six employees were performing roofing work on a 6/12 pitched residential roof up to 21 feet from grade without the use of fall protection, exposing the employees to fall hazards.  (b) Porch Roof: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, an employee was performing roofing work on a 3/12 pitched porch roof up to 11 feet, 7 inches from grade without the use of fall protection, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 27, 2024

Abate by

Sep 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.    (a) 1021 Bigley Avenue: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, the employer did not train the employees on the hazards of working from heights of up to 21 feet from grade and did not instruct the employees on the procedures to follow to minimize the hazards.

Issued

Aug 27, 2024

Abate by

Sep 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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.  (a) 1021 Bigley Avenue: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, employees were operating circular saws to make repairs to the roof structure and pneumatic nail guns to install roof underlayment and shingles without the use of eye protection.

Issued

Aug 27, 2024

Abate by

Sep 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  (a) 1021 Bigley Avenue: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, a safety and health program had not been initiated and maintained which addressed the following basic elements:   1. Management Leadership-Management leadership means that business owners, managers and supervisors: - Make worker safety and health a core organizational value.  -Are fully committed to eliminating hazards, protecting workers and continuously improving workplace safety and health.  -Provide sufficient resources to implement and maintain the safety and health program.  -Visibly demonstrate and communicate their safety and health commitment to workers and others.  -Set an example through their own actions.   2. Worker Participation-All workers at a worksite should participate, including those employed by contractors, subcontractors and temporary staffing agencies. In an effective safety and health program, all workers: -Are encouraged to participate in the program and feel comfortable providing input and reporting safety or health concerns.  -Have access to information they need to participate effectively in the program.  -Have opportunities to participate in all phases of program design and implementation.  -Do not experience retaliation when they raise safety and health concerns, report injuries, illnesses and hazards, participate in the program or exercise safety and health rights.   3. Hazard Identification and Assessment - To identify and assess hazards, employers and workers: -Collect and review information about the hazards present or likely to be present in the workplace.  -Conduct initial and periodic workplace inspections of the workplace to identify new or recurring hazards.  -Investigate injuries, illnesses, incidents and close calls/near misses to determine the underlying hazards, their causes and safety and health program shortcomings.  -Group similar incidents and identify trends in injuries, illnesses and hazards reported.  -Consider hazards associated with emergency or non-routine situations.  -Determine the severity and likelihood of incidents that could result for each hazard identified and use this information to prioritize corrective actions.   4. Hazard Prevention and Control - To effectively control and prevent hazards, employers should: -Involve workers, who often have the best understanding of the conditions that create hazards and insights into how they can be controlled.  -Identify and evaluate options for controlling hazards, using a "hierarchy of controls."  -Use a hazard control plan to guide the selection and implementation of controls and implement controls according to the plan.  -Develop plans with measures to protect workers during emergencies and non-routine activities.  -Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls to determine whether they continue to provide protection, or whether different controls may be more effective.  -Review new technologies for their potential to be more protective, more reliable, or less costly.   5. Education and Training - Education and training provides employers, managers, supervisors and workers with:  -Knowledge and skills needed to do their work safely and avoid creating hazards that could place themselves or others at risk. - Awareness and understanding of workplace hazards and how to identify, report and control them.  -Specialized training when their work involves unique hazards.   6. Program Evaluation and Improvement - Program evaluation and improvement includes: -Establishing, reporting and tracking goals and targets that indicate whether the program is making progress.  -Evaluating the program initially and periodically thereafter to identify shortcomings and opportunities for improvement. -Providing ways for workers to participate in program evaluation and improvement.   7. Communication and Coordination for Host Employers, Contractors and Staffing Agencies - Effective communication and coordination among such employers means that before coming on site, contractors and staffing agencies and their workers are aware of: -The types of hazards that may be present.  -The procedures or measures they need to use to avoid or control their exposure to these hazards.  -How to contact the host employer to report an injury, illness or incident or if they have a safety concern.  8. It also means that host employers and their workers are aware of: -The types of hazards that may arise from the work being done on site by workers employed by contractors or staffing agencies.  -The procedures or measures needed to avoid or control exposure to these hazards.  -How to contact the contract or staffing firm if they have a safety concern.  -What to do in case of an emergency.

Issued

Aug 27, 2024

Abate by

Sep 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.  (a) 2nd Story House Roof: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, employees used a 32-foot Werner extension ladder to gain access to the 2nd story roof. The ladder was not extended 3ft. above the edge of the roof exposing employees to a fall of up to 21feet    (b) Porch Roof: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, an employee used a 26-foot Little Giant ladder to gain access to the porch roof. The ladder was not extended 3 feet above the edge of the roof exposing the employee to a fall of up to 12 feet, 4 inches

Issued

Aug 27, 2024

Abate by

Sep 3, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.  (a) 2nd-Story House Roof: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, employees were using a 32-foot Werner extension ladder to access the 2nd-story roof. The ladder angle was positioned too far away from the supporting surface at approximately 8 feet, 8 inches for a working height of 21 feet.   (b) Porch Roof: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, an employee was using a 26-foot Little Giant ladder to access the porch roof. The ladder angle was positioned too far away from the supporting surface at approximately 5 feet, 9 inches for a working height of 12 feet,  4 inches.

Issued

Aug 27, 2024

Abate by

Sep 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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.  (a) 1021 Bigley Avenue: On February 29, 2024 and times prior, employees were exposed to falls of up to 21 feet from ladders and were not provided with ladder safety training.