OSHA Inspection: GILO CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to use pneumatic nail guns to install roofing nails were provided with and using eye protection.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $4,580 Reduced

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).    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to work from the residential roof were protected from fall hazards above six feet by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.    Gilo Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 935866, citation number 1, item number 1a, issued on 9/8/2013 with respect to a workplace located at 136 County Rd., Wolcott, CT and became a final order on 11/7/2013.

Issued

May 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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.    Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to work in the building under construction/renovation at heights above six feet and who were not protected from fall hazards were trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.      Gilo Construction, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.501(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 935866, citation number 1, item number 1b, issued on 9/8/2013 with respect to a workplace located at 136 County Rd., Wolcott, CT and became a final order on 11/7/2013.