OSHA Inspection: DJ'S ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 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.    Worksite: The employees who were working on the ground below the roofing work being performed were not protected from head injuries by the use of protective helmets.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

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.    Worksite: The employee who was installing asphalt roofing shingles with a pneumatic nail gun was not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface.    Worksite: The employee who was accessing a ladder jack scaffold platform from the roof was not provided with a safe means of access.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Worksite: The ladder jack scaffold from that the employee was working at approximately 20 feet above the ground was not erected under the supervision of a person competent in scaffold erection.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  Worksite: The employee who was working from the ladder jack scaffold without fall protection at a height above 10 feet was not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  Worksite: The employees who were exposed to fall hazards of above six feet while working on the on 10 in 12 pitch roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 Reduced

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.    Worksite: The employee who was working from the ladder jack scaffold platform at a height above 10 feet was not protected from fall hazards by the use of guardrails or a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(2): Ladders used to support the ladderjack scaffolding did not meet the requirements of Sub-part X.    Worksite: The extension ladders used to support the ladder jack scaffold platform were damaged and did not meet the requirements of subpart X.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(4): Ladders used to support ladder jacks were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping.  Worksite: The extension ladder that was used to support the ladder jack scaffold platform was not placed on a stable surface or equipped with devices to prevent slipping or displacement.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 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).    Worksite: The employees who were working on the 10 in 12 pitch roof more than 6 feet above the ground were not protected from fall hazards by the use guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.552(a)(1): The employer shall comply with the manufacturer's specifications and limitations applicable to the operation of all hoists and elevators. Where manufacturer's specifications are not available, the limitations assigned to the equipment shall be based on the determinations of a professional engineer competent in the field.    Worksite: The material hoist that was used by employees to gain access to the roof at a height of approximately 22 feet 6 inches above the ground was not designed to be used in such a manner.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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 ladders 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 rigied support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist emmployees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    Worksite: The extension ladder that was used by the employee to gain access to the scaffold platform did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface and a grab rail was not provided.