OSHA Inspection: DANNY ARITA

Issued

Jun 5, 2026

Abate by

Jun 24, 2026

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On or about 06/05/2026, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation 1, items 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, and 5, issued on 8/22/25, with an abatement due date of 9/2/25 (1-1-a through 1-4-b) and 9/10/25 (1-5).

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,469 · Current $4,469

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  Location: Job Site  On or about June 24, 2025, two workers on the ground near a scaffold, where workers were working on a scaffold 30' from the ground, were not wearing hardhats, exposing the workers to head injuries from debris thrown or falling to the ground.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(6):Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person:  Location: Job site  On or about June 24, 2025, an aluminum pump jack scaffold with two workers working 30' from the ground, was not designed by a qualified person, exposing employees to falls.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,469 · Current $4,469

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(3):Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,469 · Current $4,469

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(6):Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).  Location: Job site  On or about June 24, 2025, two workers were working on an aluminum pump jack scaffold 30' from the ground, whose aluminum support pole was within ten feet of an electrical service line carrying less than 300 volts, exposing the workers to electric shock and electrocution.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,469 · Current $4,469

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  Location: Job Site  On or about June 24, 2025, two workers, working from a scaffold without fall protection, were exposed to 30' falls.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(2):The employer did not have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds:  Location: Job Site  On or about June 24, 2025, workers erected a scaffold without a competent person determining the feasibility and safety of  providing fall protection, exposing employees working 30' from the ground to falls.

Issued

Aug 22, 2025

Abate by

Sep 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,469 · Current $4,469

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Location: Job Site  On or about June 24, 2025, two workers were working on a scaffold 30' from the ground and had not been trained by a qualified person to recognize the hazards associated with the pump scaffold being used.