OSHA Inspection: DANIEL F. SMITH ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Nov 25, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   a) 81 Main Street Mcsherrystown, PA; An employee was cutting metal on the ground work area without a hardhat while workers were installing a roof above, on or about 07/27/2015.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 25, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:   a) 81 Main Street Mcsherrystown, PA; An employee was working in a Versalift Aerial Lift Model Number TEL29N without the use of fall protection while assisting an employee that was working on the roof work area, on or about 07/27/2015.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 25, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   a) 81 Main Street Mcsherrystown, PA; Employees that were performing work in a Versalift Aerial Lift Model Number TEL29N were not trained in the subject matter to recognize hazards associated with the aerial lift, on or about 07/27/2015.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 25, 2015

Abate by

Dec 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,850 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) 81 Main Street Mcsherrystown, PA; Employees were installing a new metal roof on an 8/12 pitch residential roof 20 inch 6 inches above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 07/27/2015.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.