OSHA Inspection: AARON'S ROOFING, SIDING AND CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Feb 23, 2016

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:    Employees engaged in commercial roofing operations were working within four (4) feet of energized aerial electric service drops, exposing employees to electric shock and falls of approximately eleven (11) feet.     There is no abatement certification or documentation required for this item.

Issued

Feb 23, 2016

Abate by

Mar 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $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 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.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:    Employees engaged in commercial roofing operations eleven (11) feet above the ground, were not protected from falling.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Feb 23, 2016

Abate by

May 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,100 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing roofing work on a flat commercial roof and were not provided with training to recognize and minimize fall hazards.    Aaron's Roofing, Siding and Construction Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 984247, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 25, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 429 Gierz, Downers Grove, IL 60515.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).