OSHA Inspection: DIEGO CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Dec 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): Accident prevention responsibilities. Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  a) On or about November 14, 2023, the employer did not conduct adequate inspections of the job site. As a result, employees were exposed to fall heights greater than 20 feet in that fall protection was not being worn and the ladder did not extend 3 feet above the roof access point.

Issued

Dec 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10):"Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.  a) On or about November 14, 2023, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 20 ft while performing roofing work on a 2-12 pitch commercial roof without any means of conventional fall protection.

Issued

Dec 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a) On or about November 14, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees exposed to a fall hazard were protected in that the two portable ladders used for accessing the roof did not extend at least 3 ft above the upper landing surface.