OSHA Inspection: BOSWORTH ROOFING

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

May 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:    The employer does not ensure that employees engaged in roofing activities on low-sloped roofs are protected from falling while working at heights greater than six feet. This violation occurred on or about April 09, 2013, when employees were exposed to fall hazards while removing and installing shingles on the roof of a commercial building being renovated without a fall protection or system(s).       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all employees performing construction activities at heights greater than six feet are protected from falling.

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

May 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 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 toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    The employer does not ensure that employees engaged in roofing activities on steep roofs are protected from falling while working at heights greater than six feet. This violation occurred on or about April 09, 2013, when employees were exposed to fall hazards while removing and installing shingles on the roof of a commercial building being renovated without a fall protection system(s).       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all employees performing construction activities at heights greater than six feet are protected from falling.

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

May 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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:    The employer does not provide training to employees potentially exposed to fall hazards. This violation occurred on or about April 09, 2013, when employees were exposed to fall hazards while removing and installing shingles on the roof of a commercial building being renovated without being trained to recognize and minimize the hazards of falling.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all employees are trained in the topics covered in 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(i-viii) and that the training is documented by a written certification record.

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

May 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a): The employer did not orally report the death of an employee or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees because of a work-related incident:    The employer does not report the death of employees when the death is work-related. This violation occurred on or about April 09, 2013, when the employer failed to orally report the death of an employee who was fatally injured due to a fall while removing and installing shingles on the roof of a commercial building being renovated.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all work-related fatalities and in-patient hospitalizations of three or more employees are reported orally to OSHA within 8 hours of the event.