OSHA Inspection: CARLOS JAVIER MEJIA CASTRO

Issued

2024-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4839.00

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):  Jobsite located at 140 N 50th St Philadelphia, PA 19139: The employer did not ensure employees engaged in framing and painting activities are protected from falling approximately 8 feet to the next ground level through open floor holes.    a) 1st Floor Rear of Residence: Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working around the uncovered floor hole measuring approximately 4 feet by 5 feet .   b) 1st Floor Center Area of Residence: Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working around floor holes measuring approximately 5.96 feet by 1.05 feet and 1.05 feet by 4.60 feet. Condition noted on/or about May 6, 2024.

Issued

2024-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $16131.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a) Jobsite located at 140 N 50th St Philadelphia, PA 19139: On or about April 19, 2024, an employee was removing siding from the window located on the second story of a residential property on a ladder not fully extended.  The employer did not ensure the employee did not stand on the top rung of the Werner Job Master type II commercial ladder exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12.8 feet.

Issued

2024-10-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a)(1)(iii):The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders:  (a) Jobsite located at 140 N 50th St Philadelphia, PA 19139: On or about April 19, 2024, the employer did not ensure that each employee required to use a ladder to access various levels of the residence to perform framing and exterior siding activities, such as but not limited to Werner Job Master type II commercial ladder, model D1232-2had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders. Employees were required to use ladders to access various levels of the residential structure in order to perform painting, framing and siding work without proper training, thereby exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $3457.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1):The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:  a) Jobsite located at 140 N 50th St, Philadelphia, PA 19139: On or about April 25, 2024, an employee died as a result of blunt force trauma after working from a ladder to repair siding on the second story of a residential renovation and falling approximately 20 feet. The employer did not report the work-related fatality to OSHA within 8 hours.