OSHA Inspection: SAMUEL CASTILLO ROOFING

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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):     The employer is failing to protect employees from potential fall hazards associated with re-roofing an existing residential home where the ground to eave is greater than 6 feet and the roof pitch is more than 4:12.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 1040 State Street, Blair,  NE 68008 where the employer has unprotected employees re-roofing an existing residential home without the use of fall protection.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:    The employer is failing to provide training to employees on the potential fall hazards associated with re-roofing an existing residential home where the ground to eave is greater than 6 feet and the roof pitch is more than 4:12.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 1040 State Street, Blair, Ne 68008 where the employer has untrained employees re-roofing an existing residential home without the use of fall protection.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential fall hazards associated with using ladders as a means of access and egress to and from elevated work surfaces where the ground to eave is greater than 6 feet and the roof pitch is more than 4:12.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 1040 State Street, Blair, NE 68008 where the employer has employees using an aluminum/fiberglass extension ladder as a means of access to the roof of an existing residential home without extending the ladder a minimum of three feet over the upper landing surface.

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16):Portable ladder(s) with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identified them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:      The employer is failing to protect employees from potential fall hazards associated with using ladders as a means of access and egress to and from elevated work surfaces where the ground to eave is greater than 6 feet and the roof pitch is more than 4:12.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 1040 State Street, Blair, NE 68008 where the employer has employees using an aluminum/fiberglass extension ladder with a dented rung as a means of access to the roof of an existing residential home

Issued

Sep 26, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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:    The employer is failing to train employees on the potential fall hazards associated with using ladders as a means of access and egress from elevated work surfaces where the ground to eave is greater than 6 feet and the roof pitch is more than 4:12.  The most recent example of this was found on the job site located at 1040 State Street, Blair, NE 68008 where the employer has untrained employees using an aluminum extension ladder with a dented rung, as a means of access to the roof of an existing residential home without extending the ladder a minimum of three feet over the upper landing surface.