OSHA Inspection: CROSSROADS ROOFING LLC

Issued

Aug 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 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. Fall protection was not used (at all times) by employees conducting roofing work on the Three Rivers Community College building at 1400 S. Main, Sikeston, MO, with an 8:12 pitch roof, 28 ft. and 40 ft. eaves.

Issued

Aug 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift (Note: as of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system.  Harnesses are required.  The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable.):  a. Fall protection was not used by employees when descending in an aerial lift from a roof during work on the Three Rivers Community College building at 1400 S. Main, Sikeston, MO.

Issued

Aug 7, 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 who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a. Where fall protection was not used (at all times) by employees conducting roofing work on the Three Rivers Community College building at 1400 S. Main, Sikeston, MO, with an 8:12 pitch roof, 28 ft. and 40 ft. eaves, and where fall protection was not used during descent from an aerial lift, site specific training was not provided for all employees (note: company fall protection documentation was not available for all employees).

Issued

Aug 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  a. Where fall protection was not used (at all times) by employees conducting roofing work on the Three Rivers Community College building at 1400 S. Main, Sikeston, MO, with an 8:12 pitch roof, 28 ft. and 40 ft. eaves, and where fall protection was not used during descent from an aerial lift, site specific training documentation was not available for all employees.

Issued

Aug 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(vi): Boom and basket load limits specified by the manufacturer were exceeded:    a. Four employees descended in an aerial lift from a roof during work on the Three Rivers Community College building at 1400 S. Main, Sikeston, MO; the basket was rated for two employees and a 500 lb. maximum weight.

Issued

Aug 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold [aerial lift] being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a. All employees using the aerial lift during work on the Three Rivers Community College building at 1400 S. Main, Sikeston, MO, were not trained on the use and requirements when operating and riding the aerial lift.

Issued

Aug 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold [aerial lift] trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work:  a. All employees using the aerial lift during work on the Three Rivers Community College building at 1400 S. Main, Sikeston, MO, were not trained on the use and requirements when operating and riding the aerial lift.