OSHA Inspection: DGO MARTINEZ CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2024-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:   (a)  Personnel basket: On or about February 29, 2024, the employer exposed employees to a fall and struck-by hazard, in that the personnel basket from which employees worked was not fully attached to the forks.

Issued

2024-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $2074.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:   (a)  Personnel basket at roof of new public works building: On or about February 29, 2024, the employer exposed employees to a slip/fall hazard, in that employees climbed onto and off the mid-rails and top rails of a forklift-supported personnel basket to access the roof.

Issued

2024-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks:  (a)  New public works building: On or about February 29, 2024, the employer exposed employees to a fall and struck-by hazard, in that the forklift was left unattended while employees worked from the elevated basket.

Issued

2024-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):  (a)  New public works building: On or about February 29, 2024, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that the employer did not ensure each forklift operator was trained prior to operation of a forklift.