OSHA Inspection: DOMINGOS 54 CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

May 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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:     a) At the site, on or about 10/18/2021, employees did not use eye protective equipment when operating nail guns, exposing them to potential eye injury.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

May 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(ii):Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers:  a) At the site, on or about 10/18/2021 and on days prior, employees working on the second floor of the site were not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through an approximately 2 ft wide hole 9 feet 4 inches above the lower level by covers, exposing them to trip and fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

May 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) At the site, on or about 10/18/2021, portable ladders used by employees did not have their side rails extend 3 ft above the upper landing surface being accessed, exposing employees using them to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

May 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a)(1)(iii):The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:  a) At the site, on or about 10/18/2021 and on dates prior, the employer did not ensure that employees using ladders had been trained in their proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling, exposing employees using them to fall hazards due to misuse of ladders.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

May 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $29,005 · Current $29,005

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) The employer fails to ensure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about October 18, 2021, at a new home construction site located at 5416 Spanish Moss CV, Bradenton, FL, 34203, when employees were performing framing work on a roof, without fall protection, are exposed to a fall hazard of 25 feet 3 and 3/16th inches to ground level. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are provided with and utilize fall protection or install a guardrail or safety net system when an employee works 6 feet or more above lower levels.   Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the measures it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.