OSHA Inspection: JZ ROOFING OF CHICAGO, INC.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 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)  On or about April 3, 2015,  employees were exposed to electrical shock while working in close proximity to a 120/240 volt power line.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1926.1053(b)(12):  Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive side rails.   a)  On or about April 3, 2015, the employer provided for employee use an aluminum ladder for roofing work in close proximity to a 120/240 volt power line.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i):  Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, covers or guardrail systems erected around such holes:      a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately one story to the lower level while performing roofing work around unguarded skylights.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Abate by

Jun 3, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):  Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:      a)  Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling while performing roofing work on a flat roof of an existing commercial building approximately 12.7 feet high.

Issued

May 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:     a)  The employer provided for employee use an extension ladder which did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing to access the roof.