OSHA Inspection: LUIS GONZALES

Issued

Jul 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.   On or about May 7, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that a competent person performed frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, materials, and equipment. As a result, employees replacing roofing materials worked within inches of an energized 240-volt service drop that was neither de-energized nor insulated, and worked at heights of approximately 16 feet 5 inches without an adequate fall-protection system, exposing them to electric-shock and fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.  a.) On or about May 7, 2025,  the employer failed to ensure that employees working in proximity to a live electrical drop line extending from the street telephone pole to the residential roof were protected from electric shock by deenergizing and grounding the circuit, or by effectively guarding it through insulation or maintaining a safe working distance. As a result, employees were exposed to electric shock hazards of 240V.

Issued

Jul 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):"Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.  a.) On or about May 7, 2025, the employer failed to protect employees from fall hazards, while conducting roof work on a 4-12 pitch roof in that the employer did not ensure that employees properly utilize a fall protection system. as a result employees were exposed to a fall height hazard of 16'5".