OSHA Inspection: TEREZA MARTINEZ

Issued

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  On or about August 9, 2024, employees were exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees' activities.

Issued

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  On or about August 9, 2024, employees were exposed to eye injuries and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about August 9, 2024, an employee was exposed to eye injuries from the use of a pneumatic gun without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.   The employer did not provide employee training in order to provide the employee with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate those safety hazards.

Issued

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  On or about August 9, 2024, an employee was exposed to eye injuries from the use of a pneumatic gun without eye protection, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.

Issued

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

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 or about August 9, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 10 feet without fall protection, while roofing, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.

Issued

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 or about August 9, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 10 feet without fall protection, while roofing, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.    The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.

Issued

2024-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17):  The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:  On or about August 9, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of greater than 10 feet, and the employee had the attachment point of the body harness in front of his body at his belt, instead of located in the center of the employee's back near shoulder level, on a residential construction site in Tuscola, Illinois.