OSHA Inspection: NEVAREZ CONSTRUCTION AND ROOFING CO.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On or about October 3, 2024, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating pneumatic nail guns without the benefit of eye protection.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $1860.00 Reduced

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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 October 3, 2024, employees were not provided with safe access to scaffolding from which they worked at an elevation of approximately 21 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about October 3, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 21 feet while working from ladder jack scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):    a) On or about October 3, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 21 feet during the performance of work from a ladder jack scaffold that exceeded the 20 foot maximum permissible height for ladder jack scaffolding.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(iii): Each employee on a crawling board (chicken ladder) was not protected by a personal fall arrest system, a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity), or by a three-fourth inch (1.9 cm) diameter grabline or equivalent handhold securely fastened beside each crawling board:    a) On or about October 3, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a crawling board (chicken ladder) without fall protection on a pitched roof having a ground to eave fall height of approximately 28 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1926.452(m)(1): Crawling boards did not extend from the roof peak to the eaves when used in connection with roof construction, repair, or maintenance:   a) On or about October 3, 2024, ladders used as crawling boards (chicken ladders) did not extend from the roof peak to the eave.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(2): Crawling boards were not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by means that meet equivalent criteria (e.g., strength and durability):   a) On or about October 3, 2024, ladders used as crawling boards (chicken ladders) were not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by other means.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):    a) On or about October 3, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working without fall protection from a pitched roof having a ground to eave fall height of approximately 28 feet.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

2025-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:    a) On or about October 3, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from a roof pitched deck having a ground to eave height of approximately 28 feet when climbing a portable ladder (chicken ladder) while carrying materials that can cause loss of balance.    b) On or about October 3, 2024, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from elevations up to approximately 28 feet when climbing a portable ladder while carrying materials that can cause loss of balance.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.