OSHA Inspection: PRO TOWN PROPERTIES DBA MIDWEST CAPITAL MANAGERS, LTD

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a.  On or about October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using pneumatic nail guns were not wearing safety glasses, thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $6500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(ii): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any objectwhich is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself.   a.  On or about October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations on a roof was improperly tied off by wearing mountain climbing gear, with a lanyard strap in the front, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately forty (40) feet.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:  a. On or about October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations on a roof were improperly tied off in that, the anchorage point for the personal fall arrest system (PFAS) was not capable of supporting at least 5000 pounds. The lanyard  used by the employees was mountain climbing gear and not designed for fall protection.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $0.00 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 October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations was not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.  a.  On or about October 21, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, OSHA logs were requested and were not provided prior to issuance of the violations.  The ER stated there were no recordable injuries.