OSHA Inspection: B & B ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. Paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.  Note to paragraph (g)(1): The fall protection requirements for employees installing suspension scaffold support systems on floors, roofs, and other elevated surfaces are set forth in subpart M of this part.    On or about August 30, 2012, at a single family home at 278 Allen Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio, an employee was exposed to a 14 foot fall hazard while working on a ladder jack scaffold approximately 14' off the ground without wearing a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.    On or about August 30, 2012 at 278 Allen Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio, a single family home, two employees were exposed to a 10 foot fall hazard while painting the metal porch roof, a 2/12 pitch, without using any conventional fall protection or alternative methods.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Abate by

Oct 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $900 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.    On or about August 30, 2012 at a single family home at 278 Allen Avenue, Chillicothe, Ohio an employee was exposed to a 10' fall hazard while descending a extension ladder that extended only approximately 18 inches above the upper landing surface of the porch roof.