OSHA Inspection: TIP TOP ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    On or about November 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below residential roofing operations were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling material and debris.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    On or about November 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using pneumatic nail guns and handheld circular saws did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in such proximity to electric power circuits that employees could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    On or about November 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees engaged in residential roofing operations were working two (2) feet three (3) inches away from an energized aerial electric service drop, exposing employees to electric shock and falls of twenty-two (22) feet four (4) inches.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit:  On or about November 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not identify the energized aerial power drop as being so located that performance of regular work could bring the employees in contact with the electric power circuit, thereby exposing employees to electric shock and fall hazards of twenty-two (22) feet four (4) inches.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive siderails:  On or about November 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using an aluminum extension ladder two (2) feet three (3) inches from an energized aerial electric service drop to access the roof, exposing employees to electric shock and fall hazards.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees  using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:    On or about November 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were carrying loads of plywood and other roofing materials while climbing ladders, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $45,500 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):     The employer does not protect each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels.    This most recently occurred on November 4, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite. Employees engaged in residential roofing activities were not protected from falling, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards between thirteen (13) feet six (6) inches and twenty-two (22) feet six (6) inches.    To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure that its employees performing roofing work are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed onto a roof more than six feet high without adequate fall protection.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 912723, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on July 7, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 435 S. Tenth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standards or its equivalent standards 29 CFR 1926.501(b0(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 707859, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 4, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 437 West State St., Sycamore, IL 60178.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standards 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection 312730542, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on January 29, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 620 W Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in inspection number 312721533, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 15, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 429 N 7th St., DeKalb, IL 60115.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standards or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number, 311253447, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on November 19, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at Rt. 23, Sycamore, IL 60178.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standards or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number, 311253447, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on November 19, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at Rt. 23, Sycamore, IL 60178.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standards or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number, 311253447, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on November 19, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at Rt. 23, Sycamore, IL 60178.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311250203, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on June 25, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 1500 West Gate, Rochelle, IL 60168.

Issued

Apr 29, 2015

Abate by

May 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $36,300 · Current $22,500 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:    The employer does not ensure all ladders extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface being accessed.    This violation was most recently observed at 161 John Street, DeKalb, IL 60115, where two employees used an extension ladder to access a landing surface twenty-two (22) feet six (6) inches from the ground and the ladder did not extend at least three (3) feet above the landing surface.    To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure that its employees are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to access a roof using a ladder that is not extended at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. 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 912723, citation number 3, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on July 7, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 435 S. Tenth Street, DeKalb, IL, 60178.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. 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 707859, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on January 4, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 435 S. Tenth Street, DeKalb, IL, 60178.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standards or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312721533, citation number 3, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 15, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 429 N 7th St., DeKalb, IL 60115.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311253447, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on November 19, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at Rt. 23, Sycamore, IL 60178.    Tip Top Roofing & Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 311250203, citation number 1, item number 5, and was affirmed as a final order on June 25, 2008, with respect to a workplace located at 1500 West Gate, Rochelle, IL 60168.