OSHA Inspection: JOSE MERINO

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

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).  On May 2, 2024, on the north side of the construction site, employees engaged in roofing work without fall protection were exposed to unprotected fall hazards of approximately 9 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1763.00 · Current $1763.00

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.   On May 2, 2024, on the north side of the construction site, employees using extension ladders that did not have the side rails extended three feet over the upper landing surface were exposed to potential fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $330.00 · Current $330.00

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:   On the construction site, the employer did not develop or provide fall protection training to the employees engaged in roofing work while working over 6 feet to recognize and eliminate hazards such as fall protection.

Issued

2024-05-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $330.00 · Current $330.00

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) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)Note:  29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) may be cited as an additional violation to support this requirement.   On the construction site, the employer did not develop or provide ladder training to the employees engaged in roofing work on how to recognize and eliminate hazards such as fall hazard from ladders.