OSHA Inspection: JOSE MORALES ROOFING

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person.  On or about October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, a pallet supported by a rough terrain forklift was used to elevate personnel for roofing activities. The employer who designed the platform (pallet) was not qualified and/or did not adhere to published guidelines for safe use and design of elevating platforms and rough terrain forklifts, such as ASME/ANSI B56.6, 2005 and specifically, section 8.24, items such as:  a)  A platform floor having slip resistant surface. b)  A 4 inch minimum height toe plate which may be omitted at the access opening. c) Protection for personnel in their normal working position on the platform from moving parts of the rough terrain forklift truck that represents a hazard. d)  A means to securely attach the platform to the lifting mechanism, and to prevent the platform from inadvertent pivoting. e) Restraining means such as a guardrails or a means for securing personnel such as a fall protection harness.  Employees were exposed to pivoting, slippage or tipping of the platform and forklift creating a fall hazard of approximately 28 feet.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    On or about October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have a competent person perform daily inspections of the scaffold platform (pallet), exposing employees to the hazards associated with scaffold platform (pallet).

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval:  On or about October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, a wooden platform (pallet) supported by a Sky Trak Forklift Model # 10054 rough terrain forklift was used to elevate personnel for construction work. Employees were exposed to pivoting, slippage or tipping of the platform and forklift creating a fall and struck-by hazard.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:   On or about March, October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, a wooden platform (pallet) installed on the Sky Trak Forklift rough terrain forklift was used to elevate personnel on and off the roof of the apartment complex under construction. The forklift was not designed for such use per the manufacture's operations manual.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:    On or about October 24, 2013, employees worked from an elevated wooden platform (pallet) that was not securely attached to the lift to prevent the platform (pallet) from sliding off.  The platform (pallet) was used with a Sky Trak Forklift Model # 10054 rough terrain forklift to access the roof of the apartment complex under construction, exposing the employee to a fall of approximately 28 feet.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    On or about October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that the employees were protected from falling off the platform (pallet) installed on the Sky Trak Forklift Model # 10054 rough terrain forklift by guardrails or a personal fall arrest system, exposing the employees on the platform to a fall hazard of up to approximately 28 feet.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

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.   On or about October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employees for the company were not trained by a competent person to recognize the hazards associated with the use of a scaffold platform (pallet) attached to a Sky Trak Forklift Model # 10054 rough terrain forklift, exposing the employees to the fall hazard of approximately 28 feet.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

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:  On or about October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees working on the residential apartment complex under construction had not received training on the use of fall protection prior to being allowed to work in elevated places, exposing the employees to fall hazard of approximately 28 feet.

Issued

Mar 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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):    On or about October 24, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that employees engaged in construction activities above 6 feet were protected by guardrail systems, a safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  The Jose Morales Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in Inspection Number: 315288647, Citation Number: 01, Item: 1a, issued on: 08/16/2011, and was affirmed as a Final Order on 09/19/2011, with respect to a workplace located at: 335 W Saint Joseph St, Green Bay, WI, 54301.