OSHA Inspection: BRINK ROOFING, LLC.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):    Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    a.   On or about February 15, 2013, employees installing fiberglass roofing shingles with a pneumatic nailer were exposed to eye injuries in that they did not wear protective eye glasses.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):    Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b).    a.   On or about February 15, 2013, on the 5:12 pitch roof, employees installing roofing materials were exposed to an 8 feet fall hazard in that they were not protected by a fall protection system.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):   The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a.   On or about February 15, 2013, employees who worked from the 5:12 pitch roof while exposed to fall hazards were not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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.  On or about February 15, 2013, at the northeast corner of the roof, the access ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the eave, exposing employees to an 8 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i):    Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.     a.   On or about February 15, 2013, at the northeast corner of the roof, the access ladder was not set up at the correct angle, exposing employees to an 8 feet fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):    The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    a.   On or about February 15, 2013, employees were not trained to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to minimize these hazards.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16):    Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.    a.   On or about February 15, 2013, at the northeast corner of the roof, the bottom rung of the access ladder was broken.