OSHA Inspection: GUALLPA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC

Issued

2023-02-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $413.00 · Current $413.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location:  14 Maltby Place, New Haven, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 01a ; Citation 001, item 01b; Citation 001, Item0 2b; Citation 001, Item 03; Citation 002, Item 01; Citation 002, Item 02; Citation 002,Item 03 ; Citation 003, Item 01 and Citation 003, Item 02 with a final order date of 12/20/2022  was not received within 10 calendar days (by  12/29/2022) following the abatement due date (12/19/2022).

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3419.00 · Current $3419.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  Jobsite:  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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(s):   Jobsite:  The employer and or a competent person did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, materials and equipment which would have identified the improper and or lack of fall protection.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4102.00 · Current $4102.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d): The employer used body belts as part of a personal fall arrest system:  Jobsite:  The employer allowed the employees to use body belts when they were exposed to fall hazards when re-roofing a residential house.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body belt was not located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the attachment point of the lifeline was in the center of the employees back when they were exposed to fall hazards during reroofing work.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2735.00 · Current $2735.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:  Jobsite: The employer did not inspect the expanded shock pack of the lifeline and did not remove it from service before the employees used it as part of a personnel fall arrest system when re-roofing a residential house and exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3419.00 · Current $3419.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that the aluminum extension ladder that employees used to gain access to the roof was placed on a level and stable surface.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $27347.00 · Current $27347.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  Jobsite:  The employees who were required to use pneumatic nail guns to install roofing shingles, were not equipped with and required to wear eye protection.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $31906.00 · Current $31906.00

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):   Jobsite:  The employer did not ensure that employees who were exposed to a fall hazard when re-roofing a residential house were protected using guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $27347.00 · Current $27347.00

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:  Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to work from the roof of the residential building and exposed to fall hazards were trained in fall hazard identification and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5469.00 · Current $5469.00

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:  Jobsite:  The employees were using an extension ladder to gain access to the roof which did not have its side rails extended 3 feet above the landing surface.  Guallpa Construction Services LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1271567, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on February 16, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 51 Diane Terrace, New Haven CT 06705.

Issued

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5469.00 · Current $5469.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  Jobsite: The employer did not train the employees in the proper means to erect the ladder, recognize hazards and the procedures to minimize any hazards associated with the extension ladder that was used to access the roof.  Guallpa Construction Services LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1271567, citation number 1, item number 3b and was affirmed as a final order on February 16, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 51 Diane Terrace, New Haven CT 06705.