OSHA Inspection: M & M NEW CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Apr 28, 2023

Abate by

May 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $413 · Current $413

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  M & M New Construction, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number                        Abatement Date 02                                             01                                               02/22/2023  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET

Issued

Feb 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,683 · Current $3,683

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:  a) On December 1, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees utilized an extension ladder which did not extend three (3) feet above the upper landing being accessed.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Feb 9, 2023

Abate by

Feb 22, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,313 · Current $10,313

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) On December 1, 2022, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing sheeting of the second story of a new construction residential home were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.    M & M New Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1525886, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on May 27, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 732 S. Beverly Lane in Arlington Heights, Illinois.