OSHA Inspection: ISMAEL DEGANTE

Issued

May 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $2,270

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 April 14, 2026, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 19-feet, 8-inches feet to the lower ground level, in that a fall protection system was not provided to employees engaged in framing and sheathing activities on a 8/12 pitched roof.

Issued

May 1, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $2,270

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 April 14, 2026, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet to the lower level, in that the extension ladders provided did not have side rails which extended at least 3 feet past the landing to allow for safe access to the upper level.