OSHA Inspection: THE GARCIAS CONSTRUCCION LLC

Issued

2026-05-18

Abate by

2026-06-26

Penalty

Initial $2838 · Current $1800 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(s):  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to eye and fall hazards, on a residential construction site in Downs, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person at the construction site conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.

Issued

2026-05-18

Abate by

2026-06-26

Penalty

Initial $2838 · Current $1800 Reduced

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:  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to eye hazards without eye protection, while using pneumatic guns, on a residential construction site in Downs, Illinois.  The employer did not provide the employees with safety training, in order to provide the employees with the knowledge to recognize construction safety hazards, as well as the procedures to follow in order to minimize or eliminate these safety hazards.

Issued

2026-05-18

Abate by

2026-06-26

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to eye hazards without eye protection, while using pneumatic guns, on a residential construction site in Downs, Illinois.

Issued

2026-05-18

Abate by

2026-06-26

Penalty

Initial $3405 · Current $2000 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):    On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 8.5 feet without fall protection, while roofing on a residential construction site in Downs, Illinois.

Issued

2026-05-18

Abate by

2026-06-26

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 8.5 feet without fall protection, while roofing on a residential construction site in Downs, Illinois.  The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.

Issued

2026-05-18

Abate by

2026-06-26

Penalty

Initial $2270 · Current $1400 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 May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 8.5 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended 6 inches above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Downs, Illinois.

Issued

2026-05-18

Abate by

2026-06-26

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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   On or about May 6, 2026, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 8.5 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that only extended 6 inches above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a residential construction site in Downs, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards related to ladders, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate these hazards.