OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR CARPENTRY & ROOFING

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a)  At the jobsite, on the roof, on or about 5/21/14:  Employees were working on a 6:12 pitch roof, with an approximate ground to eave height of 25 feet, without fall protection.    b)  At the jobsite, on the porch roof, on or about 5/21/14:  An employee was working on a 4:12 pitch roof, with an approximate ground to eave height of 14 feet, without fall protection.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a)  At the jobsite, on the roof, on or about 5/21/14:  Employees were working on a 6:12 pitch roof, with an approximate ground to eave height of 25 feet, without fall protection and without being trained on correct use of fall protection.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jun 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(e)(8)(v): Snaphooks were engaged to an object which was incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and    a)  At the jobsite, on the roof, on or about 5/21/14:  An employee was directed to use an available vertical lifeline and rope grab attachment to perform his work.  This employee was observed using the system as a positioning system to work at the edge of the roof, and was observed leaning onto and relying on the system to support his body weight.  Close examination of images taken, indicated that the rope attachment was made by passing the line into the roof structure and attaching it back to the rope.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:    a)  At the jobsite, on the roof, on or about 5/21/14:  An employee was directed to use an available vertical lifeline and rope grab attachment to perform his work.  This employee was observed using the system as a positioning system to work at the edge of the roof, and was observed leaning onto and relying on the system to support his body weight.  Close examination of images taken, indicated that the rope attachment was made by passing the line into the roof structure and attaching it back to the rope.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a)  At the jobsite, accessing the roof, on or about 5/21/14:  Employees were using a portable extension ladder to access a roof surface approximately 25 feet from ground, where that ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)    a)  At the jobsite, accessing the roof, on or about 5/21/14:  Employees were using a portable extension ladder to access a roof surface approximately 25 feet from ground, where that ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing, and where that ladder was placed at approximately 45 degrees or at a ratio of approximately 1:1.

Issued

Jun 2, 2014

Abate by

Jul 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)Note:  29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) may be cited as an additional violation to support this requirement.    a)  At the jobsite, accessing the roof, on or about 5/21/14:  Employees were using a portable extension ladder to access a roof surface approximately 25 feet from ground, where that ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing, and where that ladder was placed at approximately 45 degrees or at a ratio of approximately 1:1.  The employees were not trained on safe use of ladders.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.