OSHA Inspection: VASQUEZ CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING, LLC

Issued

Aug 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $4,348

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) 502 Swansea Drive Middletown, De. 19709: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer did not provide training on hazardous chemicals to be used on the site nor did the employer provide SDS sheets for the employees to reference in case there was an exposure.  The Vasquez Construction and Landscaping, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1552044, citation number 1, item number 1-c and was affirmed as a final order on March 17, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at Lots 1135 - 1138 of the South Bayberry Development in Middletown, DE 19709.

Issued

Aug 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,571 · Current $5,073 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) 502 Swansea Drive Middletown, De. 19709: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard to properly recognize and minimize fall hazards.  Abatement Note: The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following: 1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3. The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4. The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5. The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6. The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7. The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8. The standards contained in this subpart. The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.   The Vasquez Construction and Landscaping, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1552044, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on March 17, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at Lots 1135 - 1138 of the South Bayberry Development in Middletown, DE 19709.

Issued

Aug 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,571 · Current $5,073 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) 502 Swansea Drive Middletown, De. 19709: On or about March 29, 2022, the employer failed to ensure employees conducting concrete wall installation walking on top of the wall panels approximately 8' above the concrete floor while being unprotected in all directions, were not provided adequate fall protection.  The Vasquez Construction and Landscaping, LLC 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 1552044, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on March 17, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at Lots 1135 - 1138 of the South Bayberry Development in Middletown, DE 19709.