OSHA Inspection: TELLEZ RUIZ CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2025-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2483.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.404(f)(7)(iv): Supports, enclosures, and equipment to be grounded - Equipment connected by cord and plug. Under any of the conditions described in paragraphs (f)(7)(iv)(A) through (f)(7)(iv)(C) of this section, exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment which may become energized shall be grounded:  a.) On or about January 28, 2025, at the residential construction site located at 6956 Shadow Ridge Ln. Lot# 23 Mt. Washington Ohio 45230, the employer failed to ensure that a handheld electric circular saw  was adequately grounded. Employees were permitted to use the saw while it was connected through a Elecon 3-way splitter with a missing grounding pin, as a result employees were exposed to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

2025-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2483.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(21):Personal fall arrest systems shall be inspected prior to each use for wear, damage and other deterioration, and defective components shall be removed from service.  a.) On or about January 28, 2025, the employer failed to ensure all personal fall arrest systems were inspected and to remove a frayed safety line that was part of personal fall arrest system as employees installed OSB board on the roof of a new house construction exposing employees to a 14'3" fall hazard.

Issued

2025-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Use. The following requirements apply to the use of all ladders, including job-made ladders, except as otherwise indicated:   (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, the employer failed to ensure that the side rails of a portable extension ladder extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface while employees were using the ladder for access during roofing work. As a result, employees were exposed to a 14-foot, 3-inch fall hazard to the ground.

Issued

2025-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).     a.) On or about January 28, 2025, the employer did not ensure that ladders being used by employees for residential roofing work were set up at an angel equal to 1/4 of the working length(4-1); in that, the ladders were being used at a set up ratio of 1/2 of the working length(7-4), exceeding the required ratio of non-self-supporting ladders by more than twice and exposing employees to fall hazard of 14'3" to hard ground below.

Issued

2025-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(11): "Steep roofs." Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems with toe-boards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a.) On or about January 28, 2025, the employer failed to protect employees from fall hazards, while conducting roof work on a 10-12 to 16-12 pitched roof in that the employer did not properly utilize a fall protection system exposing employees to a fall height hazard of 14'3".