OSHA Inspection: MARCO CASTRO, LLC

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,313 · Current $10,313

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):   34-35 Hartford Avenue:   On or about September 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the employees were provided fall protection when they were required to work from a 1-story roof, approximately 11' above ground and a third story gambrel roof with a peak over 30' high, and a 5-12 pitch upper slope and 12-12 pitch lower slope to an approximately 20' eave and freefall distance above ground. At the time that the CO arrived, some employees were wearing incomplete fall protection harnesses and were not connected to any fall protection devices.   Marco Costa LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1533924, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 05, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1 Colonial Lane, Old Saybrook, CT 06475.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,367 · Current $7,367

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  34-35 Hartford Avenue: On or about September 14, 2023, Employees working on the ground were exposed to flying and falling debris from workers 30' above removing expired roofing materials. These employees were not protected by protective helmets from the possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects.  Marco Costa LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1533924, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 05, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1 Colonial Lane, Old Saybrook, CT 06475.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,683 · Current $3,683

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(2): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  34-35 Hartford Avenue: On or about September 14, 2023,  Employees were installing asphalt roofing materials with pneumatic nail guns without any eye protection devices. Employees were operating pneumatic nail guns at over 80 psi which exposed employees to eye injuries from flying debris.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,683 · Current $3,683

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.   34-35 Hartford Avenue: On or about September 14, 2023, employees were using 1x aluminum extension ladder to access the roof of the building which was measured to be 11 feet and 2x aluminum extension ladders to access the roof of the building which was measured to be 20 feet above the ground. The side rails of the ladders did not extend three feet above the landings,  and there were no other hand rails provided to enable safe ingress or egress transitions between the respective ladders and the roofs.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,420 · Current $4,420

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.25(a):   During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  34-35 Hartford Avenue: On or about September 14, 2023, Employees operating equipment and traversing ladders were exposed to scrap lumber, protruding nails, and other debris, piled throughout the immediate worksite and hanging from power lines above.