OSHA Inspection: CONSTRUCTION BY CASTRO INC

Issued

May 2, 2023

Abate by

May 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,156 · Current $2,068 Reduced

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:    a) Worksite, 3480 Orchard St. Orient NY 11957 - Employees engaged in framing an addition on a  residential home were exposed to falling approximately 13ft while working from the roof of the home and were not trained to recognize fall hazards; on or about 11/9/2022.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 2, 2023

Abate by

May 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $34,377 · Current $22,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) Worksite, 3480 Orchard St. Orient NY 11957 - Employees removing asphalt shingle and plywood from the roof of a residential home were exposed to falling approximately 13ft while working from the roof of the home; on or about 11/9/2022.    Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1):The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident.    a)  The employer failed to report a work related fatality to OSHA within eight (8) hours; on or about 11/9/2022.    Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.