AUGUSTA, GA —
OSHA Inspection: YOUNG'S ROOFING & PAINTING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of YOUNG'S ROOFING & PAINTING, INC. in 340 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA 30901 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339788457.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- YOUNG'S ROOFING & PAINTING, INC.
- Site address
- 340 BROAD STREET
- City
- AUGUSTA
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30901
- Mailing
- 311 PADRICK STREET, MARTINEZ, GA 30907
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,640 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying exist: On or about at 05/29/14 located at 340 Broad Street, Augusta, GA: The employer did not perform frequent and regular inspections where employees were installing masonry roof tiles without hard hats, fall protection and ladder at incorrect height / angle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $500
- — Z (S) $2640
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $750 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: On or about at 05/29/14 located at 340 Broad Street, Augusta, GA: Employees were exposed to fall hazards, while performing roofing work, employees were using a portable ladder to gain access to the roof, and the ladder was only 28 above the landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.1053 B05 I
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $750 Reduced
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). On or about at 05/29/14 located at 340 Broad Street, Augusta, GA: Employees were exposed to fall hazards, while performing roofing work, employees were using a portable ladder to gain access to the roof, and the ladder was at 30 degrees and 14 feet out from the wall.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,400 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: On or about at 05/29/14 located at 340 Broad Street, Augusta, GA: Employees reroofing a roof and carrying masonry roof tiles and tools were observed working without hard hats exposing them to a struck by hazards as employees worked below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $2000
- — Z (R) $4400
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $6,160 · Current $2,000 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 at 05/29/14 located at 340 Broad Street, Augusta, GA: The employer failed to provide personal fall protection for employees that were exposed to fall hazards of up to 37' while reroofing the roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $2000
- — Z (R) $6160
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339788457.
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