OSHA Inspection: ROOFING BY HERNANDEZ INC. DBA HERNANDEZ CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING

Issued

Dec 3, 2024

Abate by

Jan 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

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 December 3, 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             01         001        10/29/2024             01         002        10/29/2024             01         003        10/29/2024             02          001        10/29/2024             02          002        10/29/2024

Issued

Oct 23, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure employees used eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   a. On or about July 3, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using a pneumatic nail gun were not utilizing eye protection, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Oct 23, 2024

Abate by

Nov 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $2,074

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. On or about July 3, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Oct 23, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $4,148

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were 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 will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  a. On or about July 3, 2024, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface nor was it secured at the top, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Oct 23, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $5,531

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a.  On or about July 3, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below roof tear-off operations were not wearing head protection, thereby exposing employees to struck by hazards.  The ROOFING BY HERNANDEZ INC. dba Hernandez Construction & Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1616004, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12-20-2022, with respect to a workplace located at 9055 S. Carpenter St. Chicago, IL 60620.

Issued

Oct 23, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,297 · Current $8,297

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 July 3, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, twelve (12) feet zero (0) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  The ROOFING BY HERNANDEZ INC. dba Hernandez Construction & Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1616004, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 12-20-2022, with respect to a workplace located at 9055 S. Carpenter St. Chicago, IL 60620.