OSHA Inspection: GIL CLOUTIER ROOFS, ROOMS, RENOVATIONS & REPAIRS, INC.

Issued

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

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

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 February 14, 2014, on the roof, employees using pneumatic air nailers while installing roofing components were not using eye protection, exposing themselves to eye injuries.

Issued

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    a. On or about February 14, 2014, on the 7:12 pitch roof, employees were conducting roofing operations within inches of a 200 ampres drop-down power line, exposing themselves to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Gil Cloutier Roofs, Rooms, Renovations & Repairs, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315482521, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on January 17, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 808 Tortoise Way, Jacksonville, Florida, 32218.    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 February 14, 2014, on the 7:12 pitch roof, employees performing roofing operations were not protected from a 13 feet 8-inch fall hazard from the gable by the use of a fall protection system.    b. On or about February 14, 2014, on the 7:12 pitch roof, employees performing roofing operations were not protected from an 8 feet fall hazard on the north side of the house by the use of a fall protection system.    c. On or about February 14, 2014, on the 7:12 pitch roof, employees performing roofing operations were not protected from a 10 feet fall hazard on the east and south side of the house by the use of a fall protection system.

Issued

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(d)(1): First-aid supplies were not easily accessible when required:   a. On or about February 14, 2014, the employer did not provide first aid supplies for employees.