OSHA Inspection: ALL-PLY ROOFING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.     a. 10 Lincoln Place, Madison, NJ - U.S. Postal Service Office       Employees accessed a Werner, Pump Jack scaffold platform which was more than two feet above or below the ground without the use of a ladder, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    Violation observed on or about September 25, 2012

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,056 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:     a. 10 Lincoln Place, Madison, NJ - U.S. Postal Service Office       Pump jack scaffold was erected without and base plates and mud sills, thereby exposing employees to an unstable work platform and to fall hazards.    Violation observed on or about September 25, 2012

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,584 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a. 10 Lincoln Place, Madison, NJ - U.S. Postal Service Office      Portable ladder used for access to the roof did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    Violation observed on or about September 25, 2012

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $24,200 · Current $14,520 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toe boards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     a. 10 Lincoln Place, Madison, NJ - U.S. Postal Service Office       Employees engaged in commercial roofing activities on a steep pitch roof were not protected by use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    Violation observed on or about September 25, 2012

Issued

Dec 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,696 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.     a. 10 Lincoln Place, Madison, NJ - U.S. Postal Service Office       Employees performing roofing activities from a Werner pump jack scaffold were not protected from falling to the next lower level by use of end rails, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    Violation observed on or about September 25, 2012    All-Ply Roofing Co., Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 310157735, Citation 1, Item number 2, issued on February 7, 2008, Final Order Date February 21, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 100 Middlesex Turnpike, Iselin, NJ 08830.