OSHA Inspection: DELFINO PALESTINO

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1439.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer had not initiated and maintained such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:   On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois. The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees' activities.

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer  had not initiated and maintained programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois. The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections at the construction site.

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2061.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 feet, while working from a ladder jack scaffold without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 feet, while working from a ladder jack scaffold without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.  The employer did not provide each employee working from the ladder jack scaffold with scaffold training, in order to recognize the hazards associated with the scaffold and the procedures to follow to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2061.00 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):   On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 feet, while working from a residential roof without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer had not provided 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:  On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 feet, while working from a residential roof without fall protection, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.   The employer had not provided construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1439.00 Reduced

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:   On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended 1.5 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.

Issued

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):  The employer had not provided a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   On or about May 24, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended 1.5 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Savoy, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards related to ladders, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate theses hazards.  This training would include:  a.	The nature of fall hazards in the work area,  b.	The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used, c.	The proper construction use, placement, and care in handling of all ladders, d.	The maximum intended load carrying capacities of ladders, and  e.	The standards contained in this subpart, Subpart X - Stairways and Ladders.