OSHA Inspection: JUAN ORTIZ

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) of 29 CFR 1910.178.   On or about 05 September 2019, and at times prior thereto, one employee was operating an JLG Rough Terrain Telehandler forklift (Model# 6042 T4F) without being trained and evaluated for the safe operation of such. Thus, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by a forklift or load.

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  On or about 05 September 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees performing masonry activities for a commercial construction were working on scaffold platforms. These platforms were more than 2 feet above the point of access, and employees were not provided with a proper means of access to the platform. Instead, employees were climbing from one level to the other using the scaffold's legs, thus exposing the employees to the hazard of a fall of  above 10 feet to the ground.

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toe board was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees working below.   On or about 05 September 2019, employees worked below scaffolds with platforms more than 10 feet above lower levels which had no toe boards erected along their edge. While employees worked below these scaffolds with no toe boards along their edge the company's Superintendent was working on the scaffolds using a pneumatic nail gun to install metal wires. Thus, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by falling objects.

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1932.00 · Current $1932.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low sloped roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guard rail 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 05 September 2019, and at times prior thereto, one worker was performing roofing activities on a low-slope roof for a commercial building under construction without the use of fall protection, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 10feet to the ground.

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about 05 September 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide training for one employee performing construction activities on the roof of a commercial building under construction, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet from the ground.

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to upper landing surfaces, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladders were used to gain access.  On or about 05 September 2019, one employee was using a portable extension ladder to access the roof  on a commercial building under construction to perform masonry activities. The portable ladder did not extent three feet above the landing surface and was unleveled, thus exposing the employee to the hazards of slips, trips and falls due to the unstable ladder and insufficient length.

Issued

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways.  On or about 05 September 2019, employees using a portable extension ladder to access the roof on a commercial building under construction to perform masonry activities. The employer did not provide ladder safety training for each of the employees using ladders, as necessary, thus exposing the employees to the hazards related to slips, trips and falls.