OSHA Inspection: BARRY SMITH SLATE ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Oct 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i):     Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.:     A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were utilizing powered electrical equipment including, but not limited to, extension cords and a DeWalt DW359 7.25 inch circular saw.  Ground fault circuit interrupters and/or an assured equipment grounding program were not being used in conjunction with the circular saw.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Oct 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(h):  Each service, feeder, and branch circuit was not legibly marked at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so that the purpose was evident:  A.) Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, inside southeast corner of the building, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Breakers in the panel box were labeled to identify their purpose.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(1):   The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program(s) as may be necessary to comply with this part:   A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees who were utilizing electrical extension cords and electrical power tools. Employees did not have electrical safety training.   B.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees did not have personal protective equipment (PPE) training covering topics, including, but not limited to when PPE is necessary; what PPE is necessary; how to don, doff, adjust and wear PPE; limitations of PPE; and the proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Oct 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,760 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.) Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, west side of the building, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  An employee working at a height of 18 feet from a ladder jack scaffold was not wearing a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):   The employer did not have each employee who performed 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.  A.) Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees performing work from a ladder jack scaffold did not have scaffold safety training covered under 29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1) through (a)(5).

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b):   The employer did not have each employee 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.  A.) Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees performing work from a ladder jack scaffold did not have scaffold safety training covered under 29 CFR 1926.454(b)(1) through (b)(4).

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Oct 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11):     Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 18.4 feet while performing roofing activities, including but not limited to, the removal and installation of slate tiles.  Fall protection systems were not utilized to protect personnel from the fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to a  fall hazard of 18.4 feet while performing roof activities.  Employees did not have fall protection training.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 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.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 18.4 feet while conducting roof activities.  Employees who had received fall protection training from prior employers were not evaluated to determine if their prior training was adequate.   B.) Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 18.4 feet while conducting roof activities.  A certification record was not documented for employees who had prior fall protection training from a previous employer.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Oct 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c):     When employees were exposed to falling objects the employer did not require employees to wear hard hats and did not implement measures to prevent objects from falling from higher levels as set forth in (c)(1)-(3) of this section:    A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were throwing slate tiles from the roof of the structure to the ground below.  Employees working on the ground were not wearing head protection.       B.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were throwing slate tiles from the roof of the structure to the ground below.  The area in which the tiles were thrown was not barricaded to prevent employee access.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Oct 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were throwing slate tiles from the roof of the structure to the ground below.  Employees working on the ground were not wearing head protection.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Oct 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $960 Reduced

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:    A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees were utilizing a Werner D1332-2 metal extension ladder to gain access to the roof of the structure.  The ladder was extended less than one foot above the roof line.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):   The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto: Employees utilized an extension ladder to access the roof work areas.  Employees did not have ladder safety training.

Issued

Sep 27, 2013

Abate by

Nov 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1):   The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equiment as specified in this subpart:  A.)  Barry Smith Slate Roofing, Inc., PA Route 5 & Dutch Road, Fairview, PA  16415, on or about July 2, 2013 and times prior thereto:  Employees working with combustible materials and with energized electrical equipment were not provided with portable fire extinguishers.