OSHA Inspection: SAUL SEPULVEDA CABADA DBA SAUL SEPULVEDA DBA SAUL GONZALEZ

Issued

Mar 6, 2025

Abate by

Apr 10, 2025

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $438

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.   a. On or about March 6, 2025, the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                                                Item Number                                    Abatement Date 0300102/05/2025

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $5,323

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in close proximity to energized, unguarded, and ungrounded electric power circuits that the employee could contact in the course of their work:  a.  On or about September 11, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations were required to work within close proximity to energized lines, thereby exposing the employee to electrical hazards.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,563 · Current $4,563

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 September 11, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was carrying roofing material while climbing a portable extension ladder, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $22,816 · Current $22,816

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 September 11, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, eight (8) feet five (4) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  b.  On or about September 11, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, eight (8) feet five (5) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  c.  On or about September 11, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, nine (9) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  Saul Sepulveda dba Saul Sepulveda Cabada was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1708165, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 9, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 8557-8571 Scheer Dr. in Tinley Park, Illinois.  Saul Gonzalez dba Saul Gonzalez was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1677393, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on September 27, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 6717 N. Lightfoot Ave. in Chicago, Illinois.  Saul Sepulveda dba Saul Sepulveda was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1615981, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on January 19, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 13953 S. Leclaire Ave. in Crestwood, Illinois.  Saul Sepulveda was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1502385, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 7, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 3031 W. Willow Knolls Dr. in Peoria, Illinois.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,084 · Current $6,084

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 September 11, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to gain access to the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the roof's surface, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  Saul Gonzalez dba Saul Gonzalez was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1677393, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on September 27, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 6717 N. Lightfoot Ave. in Chicago, Illinois.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Abate by

Feb 5, 2025

Penalty

Initial $380 · Current $380

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a.  On or about September 11, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations had been provided fall protection training; however, the employer failed to verify the training by preparing a written certification of training record.  Saul Sepulveda dba Saul Sepulveda Cabada was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1708165, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 9, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 8557-8571 Scheer Dr. in Tinley Park, Illinois.  Saul Sepulveda dba Saul Sepulveda was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1615981, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 19, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 13953 S. Leclaire Ave. in Crestwood, Illinois.