OSHA Inspection: PEDRO PINGUIL DBA P&C EXTERIORS INC.

Issued

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $1,730 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses 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. On or about July 2, 2024, an employee engaged in residential roofing operations was exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection.

Issued

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · 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. On or about July 2, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations at eight (8) feet three (3) inches above the ground were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,385 Reduced

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 2, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Nov 6, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,385 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)   a. On or about July 2, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.