OSHA Inspection: CASTROS ROOFING LLC

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, shall be kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.    WORKSITE: The scrap lumber with protruding nails and other construction debris were not kept clear in and around the employees walking/working surface on the ground.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders shall be kept clear.  WORKSITE: The areas in and around the bottom of the ladders used for the ladder jack scaffols and the Louisville 20 foot aluminum extension ladder were not kept clear of construction debris.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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 employees using pneumatic nailing devices to install roof underlayment were not using any eye protection.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    WORKSITE: The employees performnig roofing activities, were not provided with appropriate and safe means of access to the ladder jack scaffold platforms.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(10): The top of a non-self-supporting ladder shall be placed with the two rails supported equally unless it is equipped with a single support attachment.  WORKSITE: The side rails of the Louisville model AE 4220, 20 foot aluminum extension ladder, used by employees to access the garage roof were set up on the rake edge of the 8/12 pitch roof and no other safe and effective means were utilized.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, who were manually carrying materials up to the roof using the Louisville model AE 4220, 20 foot aluminum extension ladder was unable to maintain at least three points of contact with the ladder at all times.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 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 were using the Louisville model AE 4220, 20 foot aluminum extension ladder, to manually hand carry materials onto the roof.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    WORKSITE: The employees performing roofing activities from the platforms of the ladder jacks scaffolds, were not protected from the hazards of falling approximately 13 feet tothe ground by the use of appropriate fall protection devices and/or systems.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 performing roofing activities on the 8/12 pitch were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 13 feet to the ground by the use of appropriate fall protection devices and/or systems.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached, or shall be designed, installed, and used as follows:    WORKSITE: The anchorages, installed at the peak of the roof and used as attachment points for personal fall arrest devices were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 lbs. per person.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall shall be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level.  WORKSITE: The vertical lifelines, used as part of the employees personal fall arrest systems were not rigged in such a manner that the employees could not free fall more than 6 feet or contact any lower level.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable:    WORKSITE: The employees performing roofing activities from ladder jacks scaffolds were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  WORKSITE: The employees, exposed to fall hazards while engaged in roofing activities on an 8/12 pitch roof were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with falling or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  WORKSITE: The employees using ladders during residential roofing activities were not provided with training in the hazards associated with the type of ladder being used or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.