OSHA Inspection: SALAZAR CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person:    (a)Zalazar Construction LLC at 8504 West Nikita Drive, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to June 26, 2019 the employer did not ensure an accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person.       Abatement Note: OSHA defines a "competent" person as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employeesprovided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    (a) Zalazar Construction LLC at 8504 West Nikita Drive, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to June 26, 2019 the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards in that two employees were performing roofing activities on a residential property with no fall protection in place.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard from

Issued

Oct 29, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Zalazar Construction LLC, at 8504 West Nikita Drive, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to June 26, 2019 the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in roofing operations on a residential property, had been trained to recognize the hazards associated with working at elevations over 6 feet. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Employees working on-site had not received fall protection training before working at elevations over 6 feet.