OSHA Inspection: J. LINDSLEY ROOFING, LLC.

Issued

Sep 9, 2015

Abate by

Sep 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $440 · Current $440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a) At the jobsite, on or about 9/9/2015:  The employer did not provide abatement certification for Citation 01, Items 001a, 001b, 002, 003, 004a 004b, Citation 02, Items 001a, 001b, 002, 003 and Citation 03, Item 001 issued on December 1, 2015.  An abatement demand letter was sent to the employer on August 3, 2015.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $500 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) Front of Structure at main electrical service entrance, On or about 10/17/14:  Employees were working within three feet of the 240 service entrance.  An aluminum rain gutter was laying across the energized conductors at the entrance to the structure.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6):  a) Front of Structure at main electrical service entrance, On or about 10/17/2014:  A metal  ladder jack bracket/platform approximately 16 feet in elevation was erected within 3 feet of  the structures 240 volt main electrical service entrance.   Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end:      a) Front of Roof, On or about 10/17/14: Employees were working on a roof jack platform which had sides extending over four feet past its end support.   Employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 20 feet.       b) Side of Roof, On or about 10/17/2014:  Employees were working off of a ladder jack scaffold platform which had sides extending over four feet past both of its end supports.    Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used:    a) Front of Roof, On or about 10/17/14: Employees were accessing the ladder jack scaffold platform utilizing the supporting ladder which required the employees to climb over the platform they were accessing/ egressing.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 18 feet.       b) Side of Roof, On or about 10/17/2014:  Employees were accessing the ladder jack platform utilizing the supporting ladder which required the employees to climb over the platform they were accessing/ egressing.  Employees exposed to falls of 12 feet.       Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(n)(1): Scaffold platforms were placed higher than the second highest rung of the supporting ladder:     a) Side of Roof, On or about 10/17/2014:  Employees were working off of a scaffold platform which was supported by the top rung of an extension ladder.       Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(n)(3): 29 CFR 1926.452(n)(3) : Ladders used to support step, platform, and trestle ladder scaffolds were not placed, fastened, or equipped with devices to prevent slipping.  a) Side of Roof, On or about 10/17/2014:  Employees were working off of a scaffold platform which was supported by an extension ladder which was not secured to prevent slipping.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:    a)  Worksite- On or about 10/17/14:  Employees were utilizing electrical equipment, such as a Dewalt circular saw and a battery charging equipment.  There was no ground fault circuit interrupters, or assured equipment grounding conductor program in use.     Abatement documentation required for this item.      J. Lindsley Roofing, LLC  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.404(b)(1)(ii) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 965920, citation number 1, item number 4b and was affirmed as a final order on 5/1/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1002 State Route 176 Fulton, NY  13069.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a) At the jobsite, On or about 10/17/14: A Dewalt circular saw was used without a continuous path to ground.    Abatement documentation required for this item.  J. Lindsley Roofing, LLC  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.404(f)(6) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 965920, citation number 1, item number 4c and was affirmed as a final order on 5/1/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1002 State Route 176 Fulton, NY  13069.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $1,000 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):      a) Roof, On or about 10/17/14: Employees were working on a high pitched residential roof with out utilizing any fall protection.  Employees were exposed to falls of over 18 feet.    Abatement documentation is required for this item.    J. Lindsley Roofing, LLC  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 965920, citation number 1, item number 3a and was affirmed as a final order on 5/1/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1002 State Route 176 Fulton, NY  13069.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $1,000 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 ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a) Front of Roof, On or about 10/17/14: Employees were accessing the roof from a ladder jack scaffold platform.  The ladder did not extend three feet past the eave.   Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 18 feet.       b) Side of Roof, On or about 10/17/2014:  Employees were accessing the roof from a ladder jack/ supported scaffold platform.  The ladder did not extend past the eave.  Employees exposed to falls of 12 feet.       Abatement documentation is required for this item.    J. Lindsley Roofing, LLC  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 965920, citation number 1, item number 3b and was affirmed as a final order on 5/1/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1002 State Route 176 Fulton, NY  13069.

Issued

Dec 1, 2014

Abate by

Dec 14, 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) At the jobsite, On or about 10/17/2014:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  The company had not documented/ certified any fall protection training for employees.    Abatement certification required for this item.