OSHA Inspection: G & Z ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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 cantilivered end:     (a) Jobsite, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 in that the metal stage extended approximately 36 inches over its left support.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iii): Unstable objects were used as working platforms:  (a) Jobsite, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 in that a board was being used as a stage extension.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet in that a safe means of access to the stage was not provided.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m):  (a) Jobsite, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards in that the stage was positioned at approximately 21 feet.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another:  (a) Jobsite, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 in that a board was bridged onto the center support.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while installing roof shingles from a ladder jack scaffolding system.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were working unprotected and exposed to fall hazards of approximately 23 feet while installing roof shingles on a 6/12 pitched roof.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Jobsite, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, employees were not trained on the hazards of falling and the necessary precautions to be taken while working on a ladder jack scaffold to install shingles.

Issued

Jan 15, 2016

Abate by

Feb 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:   (a) Jobsite, 635 6th Street, Oakmont, PA 15139: On or before December 15, 2015, the employer did not maintain training records to indicate employees were trained on the hazards of falling and the necessary precautions to be taken while working on a steep sloped roof to install shingles.