OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS GUTIERREZ CONSTRUCTIONS INC.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Nov 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,911 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  a.  On or about May 25, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part, which included, employee protection when exposed to hazards associated with residential construction operations.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Nov 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a.  On or about May 25, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included the hazards associated with residential construction operations.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Abate by

Nov 20, 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.  On or about May 25, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $13,750 · Current $8,500 Reduced

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):  a.  On or about May 25, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, approximately twenty-four (24) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  b.  On or about May 25, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, eighteen (18) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  c.  On or about May 25, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations, approximately eleven (11) feet above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  Brothers Gutierrez Constructions Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1438642, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on January 14, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 521 Rathje Rd. in Peotone, Illinois.