OSHA Inspection: SIERRA'S CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,646 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   a) On August 17, 2021, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,558 · Current $3,600 Reduced

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 August 17, 2021, employer did not provide training to each employee in order to recognize hazards associated with working at an elevation and to understand procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,558 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a) on August 17, 2021, the extension ladder was used by two employees simultaneously, to access and/or egress the roof.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $3,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On August 17, 2021, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating pneumatic roofing guns without eye protection during roofing work.  Sierra's Construction Corp., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1503546, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 24, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1323 Village Rd., Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 25, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,762 · Current $3,600 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):   a) On August 17, 2021, employees engaged in roofing activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of approximately  25 feet above the ground.  Sierra's Construction Corp., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1503546, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 24, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1323 Village Rd., Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.