OSHA Inspection: OVIDIO CAAL

Issued

Mar 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  a)  At 23852 Lafite Circle, Lot 99 Hope Vineyard, Daphne, Alabama:  On March 7, 2025; the employer allowed his employees to operate pneumatic nail guns without eye protection while  performing framing activities exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Mar 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,837

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:  a)  At 23852 Lafite Circle, Lot 99 Hope Vineyard, Daphne, Alabama:  On March 7, 2025; the employer allowed his employees to operate a skill saw on site with the guard wedged up exposing the blade and exposing his employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Mar 24, 2025

Abate by

Apr 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   a)  At 23852 Lafite Circle, Lot 99 Hope Vineyard, Daphne, Alabama:  On March 7, 2025; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without first ensuring his employees were trained on the hazards associated with falls to include but not limited to setting up and inspecting fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of up to 18 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 24, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  At 23852 Lafite Circle, Lot 99 Hope Vineyard, Daphne, Alabama:  On March 7, 2025; the employer allowed his employees to perform framing activities without using fall protection exposing his employees to a fall hazard of 9 feet 9 inches to the ground below.