OSHA Inspection: GTO CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2024-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   a.  On or about April 24, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2024-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10646.00 · Current $6000.00 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 April 24, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, eighteen (18) feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  b.  On or about April 24, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, eighteen (18) feet three (3) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  GTO Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1540894, citation number 1 item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on December 15, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 910 Grand Mesa Ave., New Lenox, IL.

Issued

2024-06-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7606.00 · Current $3800.00 Reduced

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 April 15, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with falls.  GTO Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1540894, citation number 2 item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 15, 2022, with respect to a workplace located at 910 Grand Mesa Ave., New Lenox, IL. 60451.