OSHA Inspection: CESAR SANCHEZ

Issued

Apr 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  Front of house - On or about February 26, 2025, the employer did not ensure his employees working below employees on the roof installing roof plywood sheeting using nail guns were protected from falling materials and/or tools with the use of head protection exposing them struck by hazards.

Issued

Apr 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $1,774 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure employees used eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  (a) Front of house - On or about February 26, 2025, the employer did not ensure each employee using air nail guns to frame the new single story home were protected from struck by hazards by the use of eye protection.

Issued

Apr 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 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):   (a)  Top of new house _ On or about February 26, 2025, the employer instructed his employees to work from the newly framed roof rafters and apply roof plywood sheeting without any means of a fall protection system exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13):The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  (a) Front of house - On or about February 26, 2025, the employer provided an 6 foot step ladder for employees to use to hand material up to the employee on the roof where the employee had to use the top step to reach the employee on the roof exposing him to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a) Rear corner of house - On or about February 26, 2025, the employer instructed his employee to use the extension ladder where the side rails did not go past the edge of the roof 3 feet to install roof sheeting exposing him to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 10, 2025

Abate by

May 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $398 · Current $199 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2):The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)  (a) Work site - On or about February 26, 2025, the employer had his employees work from the framed roof rafters on a single story home without receiving fall protection training exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 10, 2025

Abate by

May 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $398 · Current $199 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) Job site - On or about February 26, 2025, the employer allowed his employees to use step ladders and extension ladders to reach high areas without providing proper training on how to know the hazards of using the ladders exposing them to fall hazards.