OSHA Inspection: ABSOLUTE ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Oct 11, 2011

Abate by

Oct 12, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $2,640

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):     Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    On or about 09/13/11 during roofing repair activities, the employer did not ensure that when an employee was using a fabricated frame scaffold that it rested on base plates.

Issued

Oct 11, 2011

Abate by

Oct 12, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $2,640

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:    On or about 09/13/11 during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that when an employee was using a fabricated frame scaffold he was protected from a fall of approximately 13.3 feet; by using fall protection systems/devices.

Issued

Oct 11, 2011

Abate by

Oct 12, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,920 · Current $7,920

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1):     Scaffold(s) and scaffold(s) component(s) were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:    On or about 09/13/11 during a roofing repair, the employer did not ensure that a fabricated frame scaffold that positioned below an employee on a steep roof was able to support without failure the intended load that could have been applied to it.        ABSOLUTE ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD CFR 1926.451(A) (1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314844515, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 01A AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 10/05/10, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 500 CANTON RD. AKRON, OHIO 44312.

Issued

Oct 11, 2011

Abate by

Oct 12, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,920 · Current $7,920

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):     Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about 09/13/11 during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure an employee was protected from a fall of approximately 13.3 feet by using fall protection systems/devices while working from a steep pitched roof.      ABSOLUTE ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD CFR 1926.501(B) (11), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311474373, CITATION NUMBER 02, ITEM NUMBER 01 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 01/29/08, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2692 W. 14TH ST. CLEVELAND, OHIO 44110.