OSHA Inspection: B & B ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) 838 Curry Rd. Schenectady, NY; On or about 7/16/2013; An employee working on ground below roofing operation was exposed to struck-by hazards from dropped tools and materials; no head protection was provided.

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 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.    a) 838 Curry Rd. Schenectady, NY: on or about 07/16/2013; An employee was not wearing eye protection while installing asphalt shingle tabs with a nail gun.

Issued

Aug 23, 2013

Abate by

Sep 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $900 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) 838 Curry Rd. Schenectady, NY, on or about 07/16/2013:  During roofing operations, four employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10'6" from the 6 on 12 pitch roof, no conventional fall protection was used.