D.O.M. Construction fails to report injury in latest of six failed inspections
D.O.M. Construction fails to report injury in latest of six failed inspections
CHICAGO ‒ As a 54-year-old worker, who fell more than 11 feet as he installed a roof joist, recovered from his injuries, federal inspectors investigating his fall in March, arrived two days later and found a coworker about 40 feet off the ground without proper fall protection. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited D.O.M. Construction for putting employees at risk by violating fall safety standards and failing to report the injury to OSHA within 24 hours, as required.
OSHA cited the company with one willful, two serious safety violations and one other-than-serious violation after inspecting the site, a commercial building project on North Paulina Street. The company faces $40,000 in proposed federal fines for these citations. The agency has cited the Mount Prospect-based company in five previous OSHA inspections for fall protection violations.
“One worker’s fall and his potentially life-altering injuries were preventable. D.O.M. Construction must train its workers in fall protection standards and enforce the use of protective equipment on the job,” said Kathy Webb, OSHA’s area director in Calumet City.
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