OSHA Inspection: AZTECA CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,930 · Current $6,000 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 March 11, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, at heights between nine (9) feet six (6) inches and seventeen (17) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  Azteca Construction Inc. 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 1701529, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 16, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 1630 Little John Court in Highland Park, Illinois.

Issued

Mar 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 11, 2025, 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.