OSHA Inspection: ISRAEL BACA

Issued

Dec 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 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):   At the jobsite located at 4782 Ridge Port, Maize KS, employees engaged in residential re-roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12.3 feet from the eave to the ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Dec 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,659 Reduced

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.  At the jobsite located at 4782 Ridge Port Ct., Maize  Kansas, employees were exposed to fall hazards of  approximately 12.3 feet  in that the Keller K-Pro adjustable ladder and the Gorilla adjustable Ladder were not properly adjusted to the required 3' height above the landing surface.