OSHA Inspection: WINDY CITY ROOFING CO., INC.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): "Hoist areas." Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system.    a.  On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, an employee in a hoist area was exposed to falls of more than twenty five (25) feet, created by the presence of unprotected sides, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(iii): Points of access, materials handling areas, storage areas, and hoisting areas shall be connected to the work area by an access path formed by two warning lines.    On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, the hoist area was not connected to the work area by an access path formed by two warning lines, thereby exposing an employee to the hazards associated with falls of more than twenty five (25) feet.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, 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 shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    a.  On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations, more than twenty five (25) feet above the ground, were not protected from falling, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i): When mechanical equipment is not being used, the warning line shall be erected not less than 6 feet (1.8 m) from the roof edge.    a.  On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, west side of the roof, warning lines were erected closer than six (6) feet from the roof edge, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls of more than twenty five (25) feet.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    a. On or about August 3, 2012 at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to provide a training program for each employee exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(2): All other covers shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time.    a.  On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, on the roof, insulation material used to cover a floor hole was not capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers shall be secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.    a.  On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, on the roof, insulation material used to cover the floor hole was not secured as to prevent accidental displacement, thereby exposing employees to falls.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers shall be color coded or they shall be marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard.    a.  On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, on the roof, a hole cover was not marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard, thereby exposing employees to falls.

Issued

2012-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1040.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    a.  On or about August 3, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.