OSHA Inspection: A & Z SIDING & GUTTERS INC

Issued

Sep 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to to the hazard of falling from a motorized platform hoist.    a) 420 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ: Employees performing roofing work approximately 20 feet above the ground were using a RGC material hoist to access the roof, on or about 07/25/2012.

Issued

Sep 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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:      a) 420 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ: Two employees working below roofing installation without head protection were exposed to a struck by hazard from roofing debris, on or about 07/25/2012.

Issued

Sep 7, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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)      a) 420 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ: Employees engaged in roofing work were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet while working without a personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, on or about 07/25/2012.