OSHA Inspection: AM ROOFING & REMODELING LLC

Issued

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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, installing plywood sheathing using a pneumatic nailing device was not wearing any eye protection.

Issued

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.   Worksite: The employees, performing roofing work from a roof bracket scaffold were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 21 feet to the ground by the use of appropriate fall protection devices/systems.

Issued

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.   Worksite: The employees, performing roofing work on the 9/12 steep pitch roof were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 21 feet to the ground by the use of appropriate fall protection devices/systems.

Issued

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    WORKSITE: The employees, exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing work from a roof bracket scaffold were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  WORKSITE: The employees, exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing work on the steep pitch roof of a residential house were not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with falls, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.   WORKSITE: The employees, using the Werner 28 foot model D6228-2 fiberglass extension ladder to access/egress the roof not provided with training in the recognition of hazards associated with ladders, or the procedures necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards.

Issued

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.    WORKSITE: The side rails of the Werner 28 foot model D6228-2 fiberglass extension ladder extended only one step above the roof eave and the ladder was not adequately secured to prevent accidental displacement while employees used the ladder for access/egress to the roof.