OSHA Inspection: JESUS VELAZQUEZ ROOFING

Issued

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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):   On or about March 31, 2014, employee(s) were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet in height to unpaved ground level below while working from a 8:12 pitch roof without fall protection installing asphalt shingles on a new residential home.

Issued

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  On or about March 31, 2014, employees were exposed to falls greater than 6 feet in height to the ground level below when using a Werner extension ladder having less than 3 feet of extended ladder sections above the landing, while climbing the ladder for access and egress to and from rooftop.