OSHA Inspection: SERGIO ESCO CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $4,256

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 May 12, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, a laborer working below residential roofing operations exposed to struck-by hazards was not wearing a protective helmet.

Issued

Aug 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,107 · Current $5,107

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and/or bottom of (a) ladder(s) was not kept clear:  a) On or about May 12, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to slip, trip and fall hazards when the bottom of the ladder was not kept clear of debris, including but not limited to, piles of discarded roofing material and nails.

Issued

Aug 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,916 · Current $11,916

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:  a) On or about May 12, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations twenty-five (25) feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  Sergio Esco Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1633690, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on May 15, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 616 Lakeside Dr. in Hinsdale, Illinois 60521.

Issued

Aug 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,916 · Current $11,916

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) On or about May 12, 2025, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.  Sergio Esco Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1633690, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on May 15, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 616 Lakeside Dr. in Hinsdale, Illinois 60521.