The Department of Labor has cited Araujo Construction Corp., Calumet City, Ill., for continued failure to provide fall protection for workers, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company is not an NRCA member.
OSHA investigated two residential job sites operated by Martin Araujo of Araujo Construction and found carpenters and general construction laborers were installing roof rafters and roof sheeting without fall protection, exposing them to falls of up to 25 feet.
OSHA cited Araujo Construction with two willful violations for not providing fall protection while working from heights at the two worksites; nine repeat safety violations for failing to provide head and eye protection, lacking handrails on stairways and failing to make sure ladders extended three feet above access areas; a serious violation for not having safe access to a platform; and an other-than-serious violation for lacking training certifications.
OSHA proposed $265,868 in combined penalties.
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