OSHA Inspection: FRANCO ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,980 · Current $990 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a):  During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form or scrap lumber with protruding nails was not kept clear from work areas:    JOBSITE:  The construction debris, such as (but not limited to) broken pieces of old roof shingles with protruding nails and others were scattered on the ground in and around employees working and walking areas.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9):  The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear.    JOBSITE:  The area around the bottom of the 16 foot aluminum ladder, used by employees to access the roof was not kept clear of construction debris, such as (but not limited to) broken pieces of old roofing shingles with protruding nails at all times.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,683 · Current $800 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:    JOBSITE:  The employees, cleaning construction debris and others on the ground underneath the overhead roofing work were not wearing protective helmets.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):  Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.    JOBSITE:  The feet of the two (2) ladders, used to support the platform of the ladder jack scaffold were not set on mud sills or other equivalent firm foundation.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7):  Care was not exercised in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder with slip-resistant feet that was used on a slippery surface:      JOBSITE:  The two (2) aluminum ladders, used to support the platform of the ladder jack scaffold were set not only on  slippery surface, but also the "slip-resistant feet" were set in the "up" position.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  Where portable ladder(s) were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladders length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface, the ladder(s) were not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect, and a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder(s):    JOBSITE:  The side rails of the two (2) aluminum ladders, used by the employees as a means of access to the upper working surface did not extend at least 3 feet above the eave of the roof, and the ladders were not secured to a rigid support to prevent displacement, and a grasping device to assist employees in mounting and dismounting was not provided.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Jul 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i):  Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).    JOBSITE:  The horizontal distance from the vertical support to the base of the 16 foot aluminum ladder which was used by the employees for access/egress while installing roofing shingles on the roof of a residential house, was more than one fourth (1/4) of the working length of the ladder.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    JOBSITE:  The employees, using aluminum ladders to have access to an upper working level were not provided with information and training regarding the safe use and handling of the ladder.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,280 · Current $2,670 Reduced

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:    JOBSITE:  The employee, engaged in roofing construction activities from the platform of a ladder jack scaffold was not trained to recognize and control the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.    FRANCO ROOFING WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF AN EQUIVALENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD {29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1)} WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314977844, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 003a, ISSUED ON 06/07/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 630 PALISADE AVENUE, YONKERS, NY 10703.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $3,960 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.    JOBSITE:  The employees, installing roofing papers and shingles on the roof of a residential house, were not protected from the hazard of falling 9 feet 8 inches to the ground from the steep sloped (8 in 12 pitched, and 5 in 12 pitched) roof by use of appropriate personal fall arrest and/or guardrail systems.    FRANCO ROOFING WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF AN EQUIVALENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD {29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11)} WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314977844, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 002, ISSUED ON 06/07/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 630 PALISADE AVENUE, YONKERS, NY 10703.

Issued

Jul 23, 2012

Abate by

Aug 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $3,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to recognize the hazards of falling and n the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    JOBSITE:  The employees, exposed to the hazard of falling while installing roofing papers and shingles on the steep pitched (5 in 12 pitched and 8 in 12 pitched) roofs, were not provided with information and training to control and minimize such hazards.    FRANCO ROOFING WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD {29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)} WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314977844, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 003b, ISSUED ON 06/07/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 630 PALISADE AVENUE, YONKERS, NY 10703.