OSHA Inspection: TORO CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2022-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $23928.00 · Current $23928.00

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    (a)Toro Construction, LLC at 7709 West 53rd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to June 18, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards. Employees were engaged in roofing activities on a 4-in-12 pitch, two-story single-family home without the use of a fall protection system. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard of greater than six feet.   Toro Construction 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 1546723, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on December 13, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 6806 East 37th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57110.  Toro Construction, 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 1469180, citation number 1, item number 2a, and was affirmed as a final order on August 13, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 9020 - 9026 West Wisdom Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57106.