OSHA Inspection: ORTEGA FRAMING CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

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.  Location: Job site;  On or about 04/24/2025, employees were allowed to utilize pneumatic nail guns without proper eye/face protection to protect against potential flying objects.

Issued

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): An employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Location: Job site;  On or about 04/24/2025, the employer allowed employees to work from an improvised platform on the forks of their JCB Loadall rough terrain forklift that was 24-feet above the ground below and was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrails.

Issued

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

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 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).  Location: Job site;  On or about 04/24/2025, employees were allowed to engage in framing activities of a new residential home without the use of fall protection from approximately 24-feet above the ground below without the use of fall protection, guardrails, safety net systems, or other alternative fall protection measures.

Issued

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(a)(2): The employer did not provide and install all fall protection systems required by this subpart for employee(s) and did not comply with all other pertinent requirements of this subpart before employee(s) began the work that necessitates the fall protection.  Location: Job site;  On or around April 24, 2025, employees were permitted to conduct framing activities at a height of 24 feet or more above the ground without properly installed fall protection systems. Instead, employees were allowed to tie the lifeline directly to the roof's structural members and back onto itself.

Issued

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Section 603(e) of American National Standard Institute, B56.1-1969 Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks, as adopted by 29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi):   When a truck was left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not neutralized, power was not shut off, brakes were not set, and the key or connector plug was not removed.  Location: Job site;  On or around April 24, 2025, a JCB Loadall rough terrain forklift was left unattended with a suspended load consisting of a makeshift work platform. This platform was occupied by a framing contractor and was positioned 24 feet or more above the ground.

Issued

May 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A): The industrial truck was not equipped with a safety platform/cage firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks when used for lifting personnel.  Location: Job site;  On or about 04/24/2025, the employer allowed employees to be work from and be hoisted in an makeshift work platform 24-feet above the ground to the roof edge of a new residential construction to perform framing activities. The improvised platform was not a manufacturer approved work platform and was unsecured/unguarded.