OSHA Inspection: VELAZQUEZ CONSTRUCTION

Issued

May 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,121

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about April 30, 2025, at the location of a worksite located at 4481 West 227th Street, Fairview Park, OH: The employer did not ensure that employees working at the ground level were protected from overhead hazards while roof work was being performed.

Issued

May 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $36,413 · Current $36,413

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   The employer does not protect each employee from fall hazards while performing roofing activities on residential structures with unprotected sides and edges at height of approximately 9 feet above the ground by the use of guard rail systems, safety net systems, and or personal fall arrest systems. This most recently occurred on April 30, 2025, during the installation of roofing material at a job site located at 4481 West 227th Street, Fairview Park, OH; the employer did not ensure that all employees working on the roof of a single family home were protected from a fall of approximately 9 feet by utilizing a fall protection system.

Issued

May 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $31,210 · Current $31,210

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:  The employer does not protect each employee from fall hazards while ascending and descending potable extension ladders in that, the side rails of the ladder do not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface. This most recently occurred on April 30, 2025, during the installation of roofing material at a job site located at 4481 West 227th Street, Fairview Park, OH; the employer did not ensure that portable extension ladders used on site extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.