OSHA Inspection: GROOVER ROOFING & SIDING, INC.

Issued

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 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) Jobsite, Area of 1336 Tyler Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001: On or before March 10, 2015, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet in that a stage extended beyond its left support by approximately 8 feet.

Issued

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 was not used:   (a) Jobsite, Area of 1336 Tyler Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001: On or before March 10, 2015, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet 4 inches in that a ladder was not provided for stage access.

Issued

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:   (a) Jobsite, Area of 1336 Tyler Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001: On or before March 10, 2015, an employee was exposed to fall and struck-by hazards in that bracing on 5 support poles was not provided at the bottom.

Issued

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

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) Jobsite, Area of 1336 Tyler Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001: On or before March 10, 2015, an energized triplex service drop with a single-phase voltage of 240 Volts AC was within two feet of an aluminum pump jack support pole.

Issued

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:     (a) Jobsite, Area of 1336 Tyler Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001: On or before March 10, 2015, an employee was working unprotected and exposed to a 15 foot 4 inch fall hazard while installing J-channel and siding.

Issued

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:   (a) Jobsite, Area of 1336 Tyler Street, Aliquippa, PA 15001: On or before March 10, 2015, an employee was working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet while caulking windows.