OSHA Inspection: ROOFING BY GERALD ROFFO, LLC

Issued

Mar 26, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means.    a) Jobsite: Front lawn - Employees erected an aluminum Tranzsporter LH200 Platform Lift Hoist in proximity to overhead power lines.  One employee was fatally shocked, and the other sustained burns to the hands and feet when the platform lift hoist came into contact with a 13kv power line, on or about 9/26/14.

Issued

Mar 26, 2015

Abate by

May 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    a) Jobsite: 244 Hastings Ave, Havertown, PA. - The employer did not develop and implement an accident prevention program to assist employees with hazards associated with their work operations, on or about 9/26/14.

Issued

Mar 26, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit:      a) Jobsite: Front lawn - Employees erected an aluminum Trazsporter LH 200 Platform Lift Hoist in proximity to overhead power lines and were not advised of the location of the power lines, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken to prevent electrical contact or shock/electrocution, on or about 9/26/14.

Issued

Mar 26, 2015

Abate by

May 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) Jobsite: 244 Hastings Ave, Havertown, PA - The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions at the jobsite to control or eliminate electrical hazards while erecting the Tranzsporter LH200 Platform Lift Hoist near overhead power lines, on or about 9/26/14.