OSHA Inspection: OSAIR INC.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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.    At the time of inspection, employees engaged in roofing activities on a roof having a slope of 4/12 were not protected from falling through the use of a fall protection system. This site was located at State Route 615 and Bellflower Rd. in Mentor, OH.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Dec 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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.         At the time of inspection, the employer did not ensure that employees using pneumatic nailers during roofing activities were protected from eye or face injuries.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Jan 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not provide training and evaluation for powered industrial truck operators.      At the time of inspection, operators were not trained in the safe use of powered industrial trucks.        NOTE:  Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.