OSHA Inspection: STAR CONSTRUCTION S CORP

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,100 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) 2677 138th Ave, Thornton CO: On or about October 3, 2024, and at times prior, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet to the ground below while installing asphalt shingles on the existing residential roof.

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Abate by

Dec 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $2,100 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) 2677 138th Ave, Thornton CO: On or about October 3, 2024, and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet to the level below while conducting construction activities on an existing roof without utilizing personal fall protection or guardrails. The employer did not 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.  Employees worked on the top plate of the structure without personal fall protection or guardrails.

Issued

Nov 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $0 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) 2677 138th Ave, Thornton CO: On or about October 8, 2024, and at times prior, employees were exposed to falls of approximately 10 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.