OSHA Inspection: ROBERTO MORALES

Issued

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2412.00 · Current $2412.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall 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 January 28, 2025, at the worksite located at 590, 592, 594, 596 Millbrook Drive, Neenah, Wisconsin; employees were exposed to eye hazards from flying particles and projectiles while using a pneumatic nail gun to install asphalt shingles on a residential roof without any form of eye or face protection.

Issued

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3618.00 · Current $3618.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  a) On or about January 28, 2025, at the worksite located at 590, 592, 594, 596 Millbrook Drive, Neenah, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that each employee working near unprotected sides or edges while performing roofing work was protected from falls, exposing employees to fall hazards. The height of the roof was greater than 9 feet above a lower level.  Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.

Issued

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2412.00 · Current $2412.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a) On or about January 28, 2025, at the worksite located at 590, 592, 594, 596 Millbrook Drive, Neenah, Wisconsin; employees were exposed to falls of greater than 9 feet while accessing the roof of a residential building using extension ladders that were not extended three feet above the landing surface.