OSHA Inspection: C&D ROOFING

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 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) On or about September 26, 2013, the employer did not ensure that employees working on the ground below roofing activites were protected from overhead falling objectes by ensuring that they wore hard hats.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) On or about September 26, 2013, the employer did not ensure that employees using pneumatic nail guns were protected from eye injury by ensuring that they wore safety glasses.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(3): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    (a)  On or about September 26, 2013, the employer did not ensure employees were safe from rotating parts and nip points on the compressor for the pneumatic nail guns that has a belt and pulley system that was not guarded.      Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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)  On or about September 26, 2013, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from fall hazards of greater than 9 feet while reroofing a house without fall protection.      Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").

Issued

2013-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    (a) On or about September 26, 2013, the employer did not protect employees from fall hazards from a ladder used as access the roof that did not extend three feet above the landing surface and was not secured at the top.      Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Certification of Corrective Action Worksheet").