OSHA Inspection: EMERY'S ROOFING & SIDING, LLC

Issued

Oct 7, 2011

Abate by

Oct 17, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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:    (a.) The employer failed to provide fall protection training to employees working at heights while performing residential roofing activities, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 7, 2011

Abate by

Oct 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $0 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:    (a.) At the 7380 Imperial Drive, Franklin, Wisconsin jobsite, employees used a ladder that did not extend 3 feet above the landing to access the roof, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Oct 7, 2011

Abate by

Oct 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    (a.) At the 7380 Imperial Drive, Franklin, Wisconsin jobsite, employees were working on the ground without head protection while roofing work was being conducted above, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.       EMERY'S ROOFING & SIDING WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD [29 CFR 1926.100(a)] WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313523284, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 6, 2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 11639 W. WATERTOWN PLANK ROAD, WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN.

Issued

Oct 7, 2011

Abate by

Oct 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    (a.) At the 7380 Imperial Drive, Franklin, Wisconsin jobsite, the employer did not provide eye protection to employees using a pneumatic nailer, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.     EMERY'S ROOFING & SIDING WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD [29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1)], WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313523284, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 6, 2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 11639 W. WATERTOWN PLANK ROAD, WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN.

Issued

Oct 7, 2011

Abate by

Oct 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $9,240 · Current $4,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     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 (b) Note:  If using these systems was infeasible or created a greater hazard, the employer should develop and implement a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.    (a.)  At the 7380 Imperial Drive, Franklin, Wisconsin jobsite, employees were performing residential roofing activities without utilizing fall protection, exposing employees to at least 9-foot fall hazards.       EMERY'S ROOFING & SIDING 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 313523284, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 6, 2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 11639 W. WATERTOWN PLANK ROAD, WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN.