OSHA Inspection: JUAN CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

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)Juan Construction, LLC  at 316 South Omaha, Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104: On or about and at times prior to December 14, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while conducting roofing operations on a residential property. This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 15, 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 who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a)Juan Construction, LLC  at 316 South Omaha Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104: On or about and at times prior to December 14, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of fall protection systems prior to being exposed to the fall hazards while conducting roofing work on a single-family residential roof.  This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i):Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  (a)Juan Construction, LLC  at 316 South Omaha Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104: On or about and at times prior to December 14, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were using a non-self-supporting ladder at a horizontal angle at least one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.  This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than eight feet.

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   (a)Juan Construction, LLC at 316 South Omaha Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104: On or about and at times prior to December 14, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of ladders or to recognize the hazards of using ladders prior to accessing the upper area of a single-family residential roof.  This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than eight feet.