OSHA Inspection: CABALLERO CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Jul 23, 2013

Abate by

Jul 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee carried object or load that caused the employee to lose balance and fall:     a) 14 Bedford Street, Dewey Beach, DE (Indian Beach) - Employees carried and installed joist and posts on a 3rd floor deck while working on 6' Werner fiberglass step ladders.  An employee attempted to make adjustments and lost his balance while holding up the joist/post.  He fell off the ladder and the deck, approximately 20-25 feet, to the ground below.  The violation was observed on or about March 6, 2013.

Issued

Jul 23, 2013

Abate by

Aug 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways:   a) 14 Bedford Street, Dewey Beach, DE (Indian Beach) - Employees working from ladders, subject to potentially serious injury from falls, were not trained.  On or about March 6, 2013.

Issued

Jul 23, 2013

Abate by

Aug 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    a) 14 Bedford Street, Dewey Beach, DE (Indian Beach): Employees working on the 3rd level deck of a residential construction site, approximately 20-25 feet above the ground, with unprotected sides or edges.  The employees were exposed to fall hazards from working on the unguarded areas.  An employee was working on a ladder to install joists and posts when he fell off the ladder and deck to the ground below.  The violation was observed on or about March 6, 2013.

Issued

Jul 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee from a work-related incident as a result of a work-related incident, you did not orally report the fatality by telephone or in person to the Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, that is nearest to the site of the incident:    a) 14 Bedford Street, Dewey Beach, DE (Indian Beach) - The employer did not report a death of an employee.  On January 23, 2013, an employee fell to his death from an unguarded 3rd story deck, approximately 20-25 feet above the ground.  The employee fell off the deck while he used a ladder to install deck joists and posts at the residential construction site.  The violation was observed on or about March 6, 2013.

Issued

Jul 23, 2013

Abate by

Aug 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain safety and health programs as necessary:   a) 14 Bedford Street, Dewey Beach, DE (Indian Beach) - Employer did not have safety and health programs for employees performing construction duties at a residential site.  The employees were installing deck joists and posts using ladders on a 3rd floor deck with unguarded wall openings and sides.  This exposed them to fall hazards of approximately 20-25 feet above the ground.  The violation was observed on or about March 6, 2013.