OSHA Inspection: PRAXEDIS RODRIGUEZ

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $2009.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) At the jobsite, employees on the ground were not wearing head protection below other workers, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):  Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) At the jobsite, employees were not wearing eye protection, exposing employees to the struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $2009.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(d): Each portable, power-driven circular saw withdrawn from the work did not automatically and instantly return the lower guard to the covering position of the saw.  a) At the jobsite, the guard on the Makita 5007F Circular Saw was held back with a piece of wood preventing the guard from sliding forward over the blade, exposing employees to the hazard if amputation.

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $2009.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2):  Each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide:  a) At the jobsite, the job made scaffolding erected on the edge of the property did not have scaffold planks that were at least 18 inches wide, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet.

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3):  Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a) At the jobsite, the job made scaffolding erected on the edge of the property had not been inspected by a competent person, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet.

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  a) At the jobsite, employees using the  job-made scaffolding erected on the edge of property were not protected from falling, exposing employees to a hazard of falling approximately 18 feet.

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $2009.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a) At the jobsite, employees working from  job made scaffolding erected along the edge of the property had not been trained to understand the procedures to control and minimize the hazards associated with the scaffold, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet.

Issued

2023-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $2009.00

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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  a) At the jobsite, two employees installing trusses on the residential property under construction were exposed to falls over 6 feet.