OSHA Inspection: ROBERTO LOZANO

Issued

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

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 was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:     (a) Roof, new residential construction located on Lot #40 Reece Farms Drive SW, Powder Springs, GA 30127: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19-feet, 7-inches to the ground while engaged in roof sheathing activities on a 9/12 pitched roof with no fall protection in place.    (b) Second floor, new residential construction located on Lot #40 Reece Farms Drive SW, Powder Springs, GA 30127: Employees engaged in framing activities on the second floor located 10-feet, 3-inches from the concrete lower level were not protected from falls when guardrails were not installed along all open edges of the walking/working surface.

Issued

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:     (a) Roof, new residential construction located on Lot #40 Reece Farms Drive SW, Powder Springs, GA 30127: Employer did not provide fall protection training to employees working on a 9/12 pitched roof at heights of approximately 19-feet, 7-inches to the ground. Employees were wearing inadequate fall protection systems with missing components essential to a complete fall protection system.

Issued

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.    (a) Back side, new residential home located on Lot #40 Reece Farms Drive SW, Powder Springs, GA 30127: The Keller (Model-3524) 24' Aluminum Extension Ladder used to access the second floor had multiple damaged rungs and was not removed from service.

Issued

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:   (a) Driveway, new residential construction located on Lot #40 Reece Farms Drive SW, Powder Springs, GA 30127: Employees used an orange 100-foot extension cord with damage to the exterior protective casing with a missing ground pin. This damaged cord was used to power a double insulated Makita (Model - 5007F) 7 1/4-inch circular saw which was not inspected and/or removed from service by the employer.