OSHA Inspection: COUNTRY REPAIRS LLC.

Issued

Apr 24, 2015

Abate by

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within ten calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  a.  The employer has failed to submit abatement certification within ten days of the abatement date, August 7, 2015, for a violation of 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) issued as citation 1, item 1, and described as follows:       On the roof where employees were removing roofing materials from the Bridgeport Municipal Building, the employer did not provide eye protection, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.  b.  The employer has failed to submit abatement certification within ten days of the abatement date, August 30, 2015, for a violation of 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) issued as citation 1, item 4, and described as follows:     On the roof, where employees were removing roofing materials and preparing the roof for applying a new roof, the employer did not train employees regarding hazards, relating to working at heights above six feet, how to recognize the hazards and take corrective action, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 24, 2015

Abate by

May 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  a.  The employer has failed to submit abatement certification and documentation within ten days of the abatement date, August 7, 2015, for a violation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3) issued as citation 1, item 2, and described as follows:       On the roof, where employees were standing at the edge of the roof throwing roofing materials into a dumpster, fall protection, such as guardrails were not provided to protect employees from fall hazards.   b. The employer has failed to submit abatement certification and documentation within ten days of the abatement date, August 7, 2015, for a violation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) issued as citation 1, item 3, and described as follows:     On the roof, where employees were standing at the edge of the roof throwing roofing materials into a dumpster, fall protection, such as guardrails were not provided to protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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.    a.     On the roof where employees were removing roofing materials from the Bridgeport Municipal Building, the employer did not provide eye protection thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): "Hoist areas." Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system.    a.     On the roof where employees were standing at the edge of the roof throwing roofing materials into a dumpster, fall protection such as, guardrails were not provided to protect employees from fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    a.     On the roof of the municipal building where employees were tearing off roofing and throwing off the side of the building, the employer did not provide a fall protection system to protect employees from a fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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.    a.     On the roof where employees were removing roofing materials and preparing the roof for applying a new roof, the employer did not train employees in the hazards relating to working at heights above six feet and how to recognize the hazards and take corrective action thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.