OSHA Inspection: FIVE STAR EXTERIORS LLC

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Dec 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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 (1.8 m) 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 safety monitoring system.   (a)  Employees engaged in roofing activities were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 8.5 feet.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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)  Employees conducting roofing activities had not been trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Dec 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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) The portable ladder being used for access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.