OSHA Inspection: L MORALES CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

Dec 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,929 · Current $1,965 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On or about October 30, 2023, employees were exposed to head injury while working without protective helmets in areas adjacent to and below hoisting work activities.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,875 · Current $3,438 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(iii): Each employee on a crawling board (chicken ladder) was not protected by a personal fall arrest system, a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity), or by a three-fourth inch (1.9 cm) diameter grabline or equivalent handhold securely fastened beside each crawling board:    a) On or about October 30, 2023, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while working from a crawling board (chicken ladder) without fall protection on a pitched roof having a ground to eave fall height of approximately 21 feet.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(1): Crawling boards did not extend from the roof peak to the eaves when used in connection with roof construction, repair, or maintenance:   a) On or about October 30, 2023, ladders used as crawling boards (chicken ladders) did not extend from the roof peak to the eave.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(2): Crawling boards were not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by means that meet equivalent criteria (e.g., strength and durability):   a) On or about October 30, 2023, ladders used as crawling boards (chicken ladders) were not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by other means.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:    a) On or about October 30, 2023, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from elevations up to approximately 21 feet when climbing a portable ladder (chicken ladder) while carrying materials to the ridge of a pitched roof surface.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $13,750 · Current $6,875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems:   a) On or about October 30, 2023, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 21 feet while working in a hoist area without fall protection.  L. Morales Construction Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(3) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1604800, citation 1, item 3a, and was affirmed as a final order on August 12, 2022, with respect to a worksite located at 2456 Saranac Lane, Glenview, Illinois.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Dec 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 October 30, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working without fall protection from a pitched roof with a ground to eave height of approximately 21 feet.   L. Morales Construction Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1604800, citation 1, item 3b, and was affirmed as a final order on August 12, 2023, with respect to a worksite located at 2456 Saranac Lane, Glenview, Illinois.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.