OSHA Inspection: DELS EXTERIORS LLC

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

Jun 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but not limited to, the hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which included but was not limited to, hazards associated with the improper use of a portable extension ladder.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) On or about April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations exposed to struck-by hazards was not wearing a protective helmet.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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 April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees engaged in residential roofing operations were exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles while operating  pneumatic nail guns without eye protection.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $3,000 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 April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, twenty four (24') feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,547 · Current $2,000 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 April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the employees conducting residential roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

May 1, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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 April 28, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall hazards while carrying  material up an portable extension ladder.