OSHA Inspection: REYES FAMILY CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2019-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 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.  On or about September 14, 2018, employees working above the 4th floor were installing and standing up roof trusses while walking on the wood trusses that were laying down, exposing the employees to a 9 foot fall hazard to the floor below.     b.  On or about September 14, 2018, employees installing and standing up roof trusses were standing directly at the edge of the building, exposing the employees to a 42 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2019-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): Snap hooks were connected directly to webbing, rope or wire rope:    a.  On or about September 14, 2018, employees working on the roof trusses, above the 4th floor, connected the snap hook on their safety lanyards or rope grabs back to the nylon webbing of the lifeline itself.

Issued

2019-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(11): Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded:  a. On or about September 14, 2018, at the jobsite, the lifelines used by employees above the 4th floor were not protected from abrasion.

Issued

2019-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows: As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person:  a.  On or about September 14, 2018, at the jobsite, the employees lifting, standing up, and installing roof trusses above the 4th floor had their lifelines anchored in place by securing the lifelines to the roof trusses by wrapping the lifeline around the beams of the trusses that were laying down and not braced or secured in place above the 4th floor.

Issued

2019-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $426.00 · Current $213.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees  who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section:    a.  On or about September 14, 2018, at the jobsite, previously trained employees installing roof trusses and using a rope grab system as part their personal fall arrest system did not have safe anchoring location for their lifelines and the lifelines were not protected against abrasion.