OSHA Inspection: GTO CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

2012-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $770.00 · Current $770.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:      The employer failed to certify that safety and health program addressing employees exposures to fall hazards was completed.

Issued

2012-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $770.00 · Current $770.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.    The employer did not provide abatement documentation for teh following cited items:    1.  Employees were not provided fall protection when working on a steep-sloped roof at a height greater than six feet.    2.  Employees were not provided training on how to recognize and mitigate fall hazards.

Issued

2012-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $3850.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    The employer failed to develop and implement safety and health programs to reduce employee exposure to fall hazards.

Issued

2012-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $46200.00 · Current $46200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    Employees working on a steep-sloped roof at a height greater than six feet were doing so without fall protection.    The employer does not require the use of any form of fall protection during roofing work. This violation was last observed at a commercial building at the address of 8628 Greenway Boulevard, Middleton, WI 53562, where five employees of GTO Contractors LLC were not protected from fall hazards of greater than 25 feet to the ground. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing roofing work are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed onto a roof more than 6 feet in elevation without adequate fall protection.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.      This employer has been previously cited for this practice:    GTO Contractors LLC was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standards 29CFR 1926.501(b)(13) or its equivalent which was contained in OSHA inspection #312559156, Citation 1, Item 1 issued on 1/4/11 with regards to a workplace located at 1225 Oakcrest, Appleton, WI 54911.    GTO Contractors LLC was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standards 29CFR 1926.501(b)(13) or its equivalent which was contained in OSHA inspection #312558240, Citation 1, Item 1 issued on 9/13/10 with regards to a workplace located at 1223 Stead Drive, Menasha, WI 54952.    GTO Contractors LLC was previously cited for violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standards 29CFR 1926.501(b)(13) or its equivalent which was contained in OSHA inspection #310763511, Citation 1, Item 2 issued on 10/9/07 with regards to a workplace located at 4810 Dream Lane, McFarland, WI 53558.

Issued

2012-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10780.00 · Current $10780.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Employees exposed to fall hazards were not trained on how to recognize and mitigate those fall hazards.    GTO Contractors LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 310763511, citation number 1, item number 3, issued on 10/09/2007. and was affirmed as a final order on 10/23/2007, with respect to a workplace located at 4810 Dream Lane, McFarland, WI 53558.