OSHA Inspection: ALTEC ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:    On or about February 6, 2013, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when using an extension ladder which was missing the rubber feet, that was not marked in a manner that identified it as defective or tagged with "Do Not Use", and was not removed from service until repaired.

Issued

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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 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 guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:    On or about February 6, 2013, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when performing roof work on a low slope roof with an unprotected edge approximately 8 feet 10 inches above a lower level while not being protected from falling to that lower level.

Issued

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    On or about February 6, 2013, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to fall hazards when gaining access to a roof and to an area below the roof while using both sections of a damaged extension ladder missing the rubber feet that was separated into two parts and not used only for the purpose for which it was designed.

Issued

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:     On or about February 6, 2013, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when using an extension ladder set up in an active parking lot to gain access to a roof that was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.