OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED WAYNE CAIN AND SONS ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    Employees conducting commercial construction activities were exposed to struck-by hazards when working near a forktruck.  An employee operating the forktruck did not receive a practical evaluation.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):     The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    Employees conducting commercial construction activities were exposed to struck-by hazards when working near a forktruck.  The employer did not provide written certification evidence to show that the required powered industrial vehicle training and evaluation had been conducted for the operator.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $950 Reduced

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.    Employees conducting commercial roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15.5 feet.  Three employees riding a scaffold attached to a forklift were not protected from falling.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    Employees conducting commercial roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15.5 feet.  The employer had not provided training to the employees on the hazards associated with working off of the scaffolding and procedures to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):      Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    An employee conducting commercial roofing activities was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet.  An employee installing the cap to the peak of the roof was not protected from falling at the gable ends of the roof.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    Employees conducting roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet.  A training program was not provided to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):     Programs did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers:    Employees conducting roofing activities on a flat roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet.  The employer did not have a competent person onsite able to recognize that employees were exposed to fall hazards.    THE ADVANCED WAYNE CAIN AND SONS ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314848482, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1402 N DUNLAP, SAVOY, IL 61874.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $9,800 · Current $1,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):     Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest:    Employees conducting roofing activities on a flat roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet.  No fall protection was utilized.     THE ADVANCED WAYNE CAIN AND SONS ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314848482, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1402 N DUNLAP, SAVOY, IL 61874.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $1,400 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:    Employees using extension ladders to access a roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet.  The extension ladders' side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.     THE ADVANCED WAYNE CAIN AND SONS ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314848482, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1402 N DUNLAP, SAVOY, IL 61874.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):      The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:    Employees conducting roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet.  The employer did not maintain evidence of the required training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  The employer did not provide a written certification record for employees working onsite who had been trained.