OSHA Inspection: SUPER ROOFING

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) On or about September 13, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from head injuries while working underneath on the ground without head protection while other employees were working on the roof.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

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) On or about September 13, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from eye injuries while using an pneumatic gun to nail shingles on the roof without eye protection.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $4200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.    a) On or about September 13, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls in excess of 9 feet and 15 feet from the ground whille working on the roof without fall protection.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about September 13, 2011, the employer did not provide fall protection training to the employees prior to working on the roof.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

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) On or about September 13, 2011, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls in excess of 9 feet from the ground while using an extension ladder to access the roof where the ladder did not extend 3 feet over the landing.

Issued

2011-11-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    a) On or about September 13, 2011, the employer did not provide ladder training to employees to ensure the recognition of ladder hazards and the procedure to be followed to minimize any exposure to the hazards.