OSHA Inspection: CARCHI CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about January 11, 2019 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    001                          12/06/2018

Issued

Nov 8, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $4,268

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a.  On or about September 18, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall protection hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Nov 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,049 · Current $3,049

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:  a. On or about September 18, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was carrying material up an extension ladder, exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,536 · Current $8,536

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:  a.  On or about September 18, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations on a roof three (3) stories  above the ground were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  Carchi Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1077741, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 30, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1115-1131 Clover Drive, Minooka, IL.