OSHA Inspection: OCHOA GENERAL CONTRACTOR LLC

Issued

Mar 16, 2023

Abate by

Apr 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:  (a)Ochoa General Contractor, LLC at 4025 North Olympia Drive, Sioux Falls, SD, 57107: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure an accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment.  Employees were conducting framing activities on a multi-family residential property without the use of fall protection equipment in place. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.   Abatement Note: OSHA defines a "competent" person as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

Issued

Mar 16, 2023

Abate by

Apr 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Employees 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):  (a)Ochoa General Contractor, LLC 4025 North Olympia Drive, 57107 Sioux Falls, SD West 41st Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure employees were protected from fall hazards by use of an appropriate fall protection system while conducting framing operations on a multi-family residential property.  This condition exposed four employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

Mar 16, 2023

Abate by

Apr 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)Ochoa General Contractor, LLC 4025 North Olympia Drive, 57107 Sioux Falls, SD West 41st Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57108: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure employees were trained on the use of fall protection systems, fall hazards, or procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards prior to being exposed to fall hazards.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.