OSHA Inspection: SIRILO SILVERIO-CHINO

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    a) Roof of the house at Lot # 223, 118 Reflection Point, Fayetteville, GA: Employees using Pneumatic Hitachi Nail Guns (Model: NV 45AB2) were not protected from eye injuries while installing shingles and related materials on the roof.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) 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):     a) Roof of the house at  Lot # 223, 118 Reflection Point, Fayetteville, GA: Employees, installing shingles and related materials without fall protection, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet above lower level.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body belt was not located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.    (a) Roof of the house at Lot # 223, 118 Reflection Point, Fayetteville, GA: An employee was exposed to fall hazards while improperly using a harness and carabineers as a positioning belt with a rope grab located at the wearer's waist.  The employee was on a 10:12 pitched roof at a height of approximately 11 feet from the eave to the lower level.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  A portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    a) West side wall of the house at Lot # 223, 118 Reflection Point, Fayetteville, GA- The employer was using an extension ladder to access the roof of a single family house that was not extended three (3) feet above the landing exposing the employees to fall hazards.