OSHA Inspection: GLEASON ROOFING COMPANY

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees are permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and are not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    On or about 04/18/2014 employees at the East Street roofing project are exposed to electrical hazards.  Employees are engaged in roofing activities near unprotected energized service lines.    To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that employees working in proximity to electric power circuits are protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21): The employer does not ensure that employees use at least one hand to grasp the ladder when progressing up and/or down the ladder:      On or about 04/18/2014 employees at the East Street roofing project are exposed to approximately 10' falls.  Employees are carrying and holding bundles of roofing shingles in one hand and were leaping from rung to rung with the other hand while climbing the ladder.      To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that employees using ladders, use at least one hand grasping the ladder when progressing up and/or down the ladder.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): The employer does not ensure that employees using ladders do not carry objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:     On or about 04/18/2014 employees at the East Street roofing project are exposed to approximately 10' falls.  Employees are personally carrying bundles of shingles up a ladder, which could cause them to lose balance.    To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that employees using ladders do not carry objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling the ladders and/or stairways:     a) Location - East Street roofing project:   Employees are not adequately trained in the requirements of grasping the ladder with at least one hand when progressing up and/or down the ladder, which may potentially cause them to lose balance and fall approximately 10' from a ladder.        b) Location - East Street roofing project:   On or about 04/18/2014, the employer did not provide employees adequate training in the hazards associated with carrying objects up a ladder, which may potentially cause them to lose balance and fall approximately 10' from a ladder.     To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that employees are trained by a competent person in the hazards associated with carrying objects up and/or down a ladder and the importance of grasping the ladder with at least one hand.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): The employer does not protect employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels from falling to that lower level:    WORKSITE:  This violation was most recently observed on 4/18/2014 at a worksite at 39 East Street, New Britain, CT where guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems were not provided on a 6 in 12 pitch roof, exposing employees to approximately 10 falls to the ground.       Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for this practice, as described below.      Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection (316008267), citation number 2, item number 1, affirmed as a final order on 4/11/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 17 Finger Lane, West Hartford, CT.    Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection (316007756), citation number 1, item number 1, affirmed as a final order on 3/6/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 53 Main Street, Somersville, CT.        Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection (310185095), citation number 2, item number 1, affirmed as a final order on 7/06/2007, with respect to a workplace located at 11 Hall Hill Road, Somers, CT.       Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.501 (b)(13)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection (306416058), citation number 1, item number 1, affirmed as a final order on 8/03/2004, with respect to a workplace located at 151 Prospect Hill Road, Windsor, CT.       To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that fall protection systems and/or devices are not only available but also are used at its worksites to protect all employees who work on roofs more than 6 feet above a lower level from falling to that lower level.      Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19 (d), the employer must provide documentation that this violation has been abated with 10 calendar days the employer receives the citation.

Issued

Aug 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  The employer does not protect employees who use portable ladders for access to an upper landing surface by ensuring that the ladder side rails extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    WORKSITE:  This violation was most recently observed on 4/18/2014 at a worksite at 39 East Street, New Britain, CT where the side rails of a 20 Werner fiberglass extension ladder was used for access to a 6 in 12 pitch roof, approximately 10 feet above the ground, were not extended at least three (3) feet above the roof.       Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for this practice, as described below.       Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.1053 (b)(1)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection (316008267), citation number 1, item number 2a, affirmed as a final order on 4/11/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 17 Finger Lane, West Hartford, CT.       Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.1053 (b)(1)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection (310185095), citation number 2, item number 2, affirmed as a final order on 7/06/2007, with respect to a workplace located at 11 Hall Hill Road, Somers, CT.       Gleason Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard {29 CFR 1926.1053 (b)(1)}, which was contained in OSHA inspection (306416058), citation number 1, item number 3, affirmed as a final order on 8/03/2004, with respect to a workplace located at 151 Prospect Hill Road, Windsor, CT.       To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all ladders used to gain access to upper levels be placed in such a manner that their side rails extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.      Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19 (d), the employer must provide documentation that this violation has been abated with 10 calendar days the employer receives the citation.