OSHA Inspection: SANTOS HOME IMPROVEMENT & CONTRACTING, LLC

Issued

Mar 28, 2023

Abate by

Apr 10, 2023

Penalty

Initial $413 · Current $413

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:  Building #7, Covered Bridge Road  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 01 and Citation 002, Item 01 with a final order date of 2/23/2023  was not received within 10 calendar days (by 1/13/2023) following the abatement due date (1/3/2023).

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $3,419

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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:  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees who were required to use pneumatic nail guns to install asphalt roofing shingles were provided with and required to wear eye protection.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $23,928 · Current $23,928

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).  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were working on the residential roof were protected from fall hazards above six feet by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.  Santos Home Improvement & Contracting, 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 1278400, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/16/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 590 Congress Avenue, Waterbury, CT.

Issued

Dec 6, 2022

Abate by

Jan 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $17,094 · Current $17,094

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide 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.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to work on the roof at a height above six feet were adequately trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.  Santos Home Improvement & Contracting, 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 1278400, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/16/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 590 Congress Avenue, Waterbury, CT.