OSHA Inspection: SHANE FISK ROOFING INC.

Issued

2013-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.   a. On July 26, 2013, employees were observed using pneumatic nail gun to install shingles. The employer did not provide the employees with eye protection to protect them from a struck by physical object hazard.

Issued

2013-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.  a. On July 26, 2013, employees were using a DeWalt air compressor that did not have a grounding pin. The employees were exposed to contact with live electrical current.

Issued

2013-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.   a. On July 26, 2013, employees were working on the roof of a split level single family home without fall protection. The employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 11 feet to grassy lawn.

Issued

2013-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a. On July 26, 2013, employees were working on the roof of a split level residential home without fall protection. The employer failed to provide the employees with the requisite training prior to sending them to perform work on a rooftop. The employees were exposed to an eleven foot fall hazard.

Issued

2013-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a. On July 26, 2013, employees were using an extension ladder to gain access to the roof the ladder did not extend three feet above the landing. Employees were exposed to a fall from height hazard.