OSHA Inspection: AA&L ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   An employee was unprotected from the hazard of being struck in the head by falling materials, due to the fact that hard hats were not being worn.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.    An employee accessed the ladder jack scaffold by climbing around the ladder jack bracket and scaffold platform, exposing the employee to the hazard of falling approximately 22.4 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):   Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled or altered under the supervision of a competent person:   An employee was working off of a ladder jack scaffold that had not been erected under the supervision of a competent person, exposing the employee to the hazard of falling approximately 22.4 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not 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:   An employee was unprotected from fall hazards while working on a ladder jack scaffold at a height of approximately 22.4 feet above the ground below, because the employer had not provided training to the employee on the hazards associated with working on the scaffold and the procedures to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:   An employee was unprotected from fall hazards while working on a ladder jack scaffold at a height of approximately 22.4 feet above the ground below, because the employer had not provided training to the employee on the nature of scaffold hazards, correct procedures for erecting the scaffold, the design criteria, maximum intended load-carrying capacity, and the intended use of the scaffold.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):   Each employee on a ladder jack scaffold more than ten feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by a personal fall arrest system:   a.  An employee was unprotected from fall hazards while working off of a ladder jack scaffold at a height of approximately 22.4 feet above the ground below, due to the fact that no personal fall arrest system was in place.   b.  Employees were unprotected from fall hazards while working off of tubular welded scaffold located on a scissor truck at a height of approximately 17.0 feet above the ground below, due to the fact that no personal fall arrest system was in place.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):   An employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working off of a ladder jack scaffold with a platform height of approximately 22.4 feet above the ground below.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(2): All ladders used to support ladder jack scaffolds did not meet the requirements of Subpart X - Stairways and Ladders:   An employee was working on a ladder jack scaffold utilizing two extension ladders that were not erected at the proper angle.  The horizontal distance from the top supports to the feet of the ladders were greater than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders 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 (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):   An employee was working off of a ladder jack scaffold utilizing two extension ladders that were not erected at proper angle.  The horizontal distance from the top supports to the feet of the ladders were greater than one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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:   An employee was exposed to fall hazards because the fiberglass extension ladder did not extend three feet above the roof.  The employee was working approximately 25 feet above the ground below.

Issued

Jun 18, 2013

Abate by

Jun 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii):     The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders:   An employee was exposed to fall hazards because the extension ladder did not extend three feet above the roof and the employer had not ensured that each employee had been trained by a competent person.