OSHA Inspection: MICHAEL CAHOON DBA HIGH & DRY ROOFING

Issued

Nov 6, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(h):  Accident prevention tags were not used as a temporary means of warning employees of an existing hazard, such as defective tools, equipment, etc:     a. Site - On May 18, 2012, the portable air compressor did not have safety guards for the pulley and belt or a tag warning employees of the unguarded belt and pulley.

Issued

Nov 6, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4):  Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm):    a. Site - The roofing bracket scaffold platform, where employees were working, extended only 4 inches over its support.

Issued

Nov 6, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii):  The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees without tipping, or had guardrails which blocked employee access to the cantilivered end:      a. Site - The roofing bracket scaffold, where employees were working, extended 27 inches beyond its support.

Issued

Nov 6, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): The employer does not provide fall protection for employees working on scaffolds greater than 10 feet above lower levels:    This violation was most recently observed on 05/18/2012, at a jobsite located at, Hooksett Street, Hampton, NH, 03842 when (A) Employees, working on the ladder jack scaffold, were not wearing personal fall arrest systems while installing the initial rows of roofing materials and (B) Employees, working on the roof bracket scaffold, were not wearing personal fall arrest systems while installing rows of roofing materials.    Prior violations referred to include a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard which was contained in:  High Top Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 113799662, Serious Citation Number 01, Item Number 001, issued on 09/20/2002, with a final order date of 09/30/2003, with respect to a workplace located at 12 Captains Way, Kittery Point, ME, 03905.

Issued

Nov 6, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $33,000 · Current $33,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  The employer does not ensure that 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 protected by protective helmets:     This violation was most recently observed on 05/18/2012, at a jobsite located at, Hooksett Street, Hampton, NH, 03842 when: (A) Employees, who were exposed to head injury from falling objects, were not wearing head protection.       Prior violations referred to include a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard which was contained in:  High & Dry Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 332342, Serious Citation Number 01, Item Number 001a, issued on 05/08/2012, with a final order date of 05/31/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 22 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, 03862.     High Top Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 306944265, Serious Citation Number 01, Item Number 001, issued on 01/05/2004, with a final order date of 01/27/2004, with respect to a workplace located at the Corner of Putnam Street and Flaherty Lane, Manchester, NH, 03101.

Issued

Nov 6, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $42,000 · Current $42,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): The employer does not ensure each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level were protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems or alternative fall protection measures listed in paragraph (b) of this section.    This violation was most recently observed on 05/18/2012, at a jobsite located at, Hooksett Street, Hampton, NH, 03842 when: (A) Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15 feet due to no fall protection while working on a steep roof.  (B) Employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 20 feet while working on a low slope roof.     Prior violations referred to include a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard which was contained in:  High & Dry Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 332342, Willful Citation Number 02, Item Number 001, issued on 05/08/2012, with a final order date of 05/31/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 22 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, 03862.     High Top Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 306944265, Willful Citation Number 02, Item Number 001, issued on 01/05/2004, with a final order date of 01/27/2004, with respect to a workplace located at the Corner of Putnam Street and Flaherty Lane, Manchester, NH, 03101.    High Top Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 113799662, Serious Citation Number 01, Item Number 002, issued on 09/20/2002, with a final order date of 09/30/2003, with respect to a workplace located at 12 Captains Way, Kittery Point, ME, 03905.

Issued

Nov 6, 2012

Abate by

Nov 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $33,000 · Current $33,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): The employer does not ensure ladder side rails extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access and the ladder was not secured at its top. This violation was most recently observed on 05/18/12, at a jobsite at, Hooksett Street, Hampton, NH, 03842 when the side rails of the extension ladder, used to access the roof, did not extend 3 feet above the upper working surface roofing bracket where employees were working.     Prior violations referred to include a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard which was contained in:  High & Dry Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 332342, Serious Citation Number 01, Item Number 004, issued on 05/08/2012, with a final order date of 05/31/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 22 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, 03862.       High Top Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 306944265, Willful Citation Number 02, Item Number 002, issued on 01/05/2004, with a final order date of 01/27/2004, with respect to a workplace located at the Corner of Putnam Street and Flaherty Lane, Manchester, NH, 03101.     High Top Roofing, OSHA Inspection Number 113799662, Serious Citation Number 01, Item Number 003, issued on 09/20/2002, with a final order date of 09/30/2003, with respect to a workplace located at 12 Captains Way, Kittery Point, ME, 03905.