OSHA Inspection: A&Z ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION CO.

Issued

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $686 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   a) Employees were exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nailer without the eye protection.   No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 26, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 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 was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:      a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 19 feet while working from ladder jack scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.     No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $858 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another:    a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 19 feet where scaffold platforms were bridged together.    No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $858 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 19 feet where a portable ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface of a ladder jack scaffold.  No abatement certification required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,201 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:  a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 19 feet when climbing a portable ladder while carrying materials and equipment to the roof deck.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 26, 2013

Abate by

Apr 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,396 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) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while engaged in roofing work without the use of fall protection.       A&Z Roofing & Construction Co., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 111160, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on June 11, 2012, with respect to a worksite located at 807 Lenox, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.     No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Apr 26, 2013

Abate by

Jun 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify fall protection training by preparing a written certification record:         a) The employer did not prepare written certification records related to employee fall protection training.        In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).