OSHA Inspection: EFRAIN SAMORA MIRANDA

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $14,564 · Current $14,564

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)  On the roof of a newly constructed residential home, located at 168 Brookline Dr., Lot 315, Savannah, GA, on March 19, 2025, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that the use of fall protection was not enforced for employees performing roofing activities at heights exceeding 19 feet.  Efrain Samora Miranda was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1774504, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 20, 2025, with respect to a workplace located at 126 Slade Street, Building 3, Savannah, GA.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,202 · Current $5,202

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)  At a newly constructed residential house, located at 168 Brookline Dr., Lot 315, Savannah, GA, on March 19, 2025, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that a ladder used by employees to access and egress the second of a residential house, to perform framing work, was not properly adjusted for the side rails to extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,242 · Current $6,242

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 objects while using a nail gun:  a) On the roof of a newly constructed residential home, located at 168 Brookline Dr., Lot 315, Savannah, GA, on March 19, 2025, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that the use of eye protection was not enforced for employees using pneumatic nail guns while performing roofing activities.