OSHA Inspection: GUILLERMO MUNIZ DBA MEMO CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2025-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  On or about June 24, 2025, employees were not protected from a fall while performing roofing operations on a low sloped commercial roof, exposing employees to a fall of 25 feet.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(6)(i): Unless the snaphook is a locking type and designed for the following connections, snaphooks shall not be engaged directly to webbing, rope or wire rope:  On or about June 24, 2025, an employee attached a snaphook directly to the lifeline rope, exposing the employee to an unintentional disengagement of a snaphook and a 10 foot fall.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  On or about June 24, 2025, an employee used an extension ladder that did not extend three feet past the upper landing, exposing employees to a 10 foot fall.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2025-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the date of actual training.  On or about June 24, 2025, the employer did not certify in writing fall training provided to employees performing commercial roofing operations at heights exceeding six feet.   Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).