OSHA Inspection: DHANJI ROOFING

Issued

Jan 25, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    On or about August 9, 2012, employees who were conducting roofing work on the top level of a school building were exposed to fall hazards.  Fall heights to the ground were 18.0 feet and higher depending on where the roofers worked.

Issued

Jan 25, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided.    On or about August 9, 2012, employees jumped from the roof level of a school building to the lower front entrance overhang.  This work practice, where the elevation difference was about 3 feet, resulted in a fall hazard.

Issued

Jan 25, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allowed, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.    On or about August 9. 2012, employees used a ladder, which was set up on the sidewalk that led to the main entrance of the school, to reach the front overhang level of the building.  The ladder was extended less than 3 feet above the overhang and this condition resulted in a fall hazard.  The fall distance to the concrete surface below was about 18 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.    On or about August 9. 2012, employees used a ladder, which was set up on the sidewalk that led to the main entrance of the school, to reach the front overhang level of the building.  The ladder was in the path of travel for other employees and contractors who entered and left the building where the ladder was located.  This condition resulted in a fall hazard for an employee on the ladder.