OSHA Inspection: SRG SIDING, ROOFING & GUTTERS, LLC

Issued

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    WORKSITE: The employee, installing roof sheathing, using a pneumatic nailing device was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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.     WORKSITE: The employees installing roof shingles on an 11/ 12 pitch roof were not protected from the hazard of falling 21 feet, 6 inches to the ground by the use of appropriate fall protection systems/devices.

Issued

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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.    WORKSITE: The side rails of the Werner model 1540-2 40 foot aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof and no hand hold or equivalent was provided.

Issued

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21): Each employee shall use at least one hand to grasp the ladder when progressing up and/or down the ladder.    WORKSITE: The employees engaged in residential roofing activities were manually carrying partial and full sheets of plywood up the ladder and were unable to maintain at least three points of contact at all times with the ladder.

Issued

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): An employee shall not carry any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.     WORKSITE: The employees engaged in residential roofing activities were manually carrying partial and full sheets of plywood onto the roof using the ladder.