OSHA Inspection: GARCIA MENDIETA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

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) 1900 E. 144th Drive, Thornton, CO: On or about August 15, 2024, and at times prior, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the ground below while roofing from a 5:12 pitch roof.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

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) 1900 E. 144th Drive, Thornton, CO: On or about August 15, 2024, and at times prior, employees were exposed to falls of approximately 20 feet to the ground below while conducting roofing activities on an existing residential home. The employer failed to provide training on items such as, but not limited to; nature of fall hazards in the work area; correct procedures for inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,765

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) 1900 E. 144th Drive, Thornton, CO: On or about August 15, 2024, and at times prior, employees were exposed to falls of approximately 20 feet to the ground below while accessing/egressing upper levels of the existing residential home. The ladders were not secured at their top to a rigid support, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladders.