OSHA Inspection: DANIEL LOPEZ CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Dec 31, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  On or about September 30, 2025, employees were exposed to impalement hazards while performing construction activities because there was unprotected vertical rebar.

Issued

Dec 31, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  On or about September 30, 2025, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet while ascending and descending a stepladder because the side rails did not extend at least three feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Dec 31, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed:   On or about September 30, 2025, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet while using a stepladder leaned up against a wall because the self-supporting legs were not in the open position.

Issued

Dec 31, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step:  On or about September 30, 2025, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet while using the top step of a stepladder to gain access to the roof.

Issued

Dec 31, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $6,809 · Current $4,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person:  On or about September 30, 2025, employees were exposed to fall and impalement hazards while performing construction activities because the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the job site and took the necessary steps to control or eliminate the hazards.  THE DANIEL LOPEZ CONSTRUCTION INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1646814, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON APRIL 24, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 661 HARDING ROAD, MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550.

Issued

Dec 31, 2025

Abate by

Jan 16, 2026

Penalty

Initial $6,809 · Current $4,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system; or, on roofs 50 feet (15.25 m) or less in width, the use of a safety monitoring system alone:  On or about September 30, 2025, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet while installing sheathing on a roof because suitable fall protection system was not used.  THE DANIEL LOPEZ CONSTRUCTION INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1646814, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON APRIL 24, 2023, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 661 HARDING ROAD, MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550.