OSHA Inspection: GILBERT GARCIA DBA MB CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED

Issued

Mar 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On or about March 12, 2024, employees were exposed to head injury while working without protective helmets in areas below carpentry work activities.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Mar 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access:        a) On or about March 12, 2024, employees were not provided with safe access to scaffolding from which carpentry work was being performed at an elevation of approximately 11 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Mar 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  a) On or about March 12, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 11 feet while performing carpentry work from scaffolding without the use of fall protection.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Mar 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $2,500 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) Side of Building -  On or about March 12, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 18 feet from rafters while performing carpentry work without the use of fall protection.   b) Side of Building -  On or about March 12, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 14 feet from a deck while performing carpentry work without the use of fall protection.   c) Side of Building - On or about March 12, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 9 feet from the top of a stud wall while performing carpentry work without the use of fall protection.   d) Front of Building - on or about March 12, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 14 feet from the top of exterior walls while performing carpentry work without the use of fall protection.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.