OSHA Inspection: THE ROOF KINGS LLC

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards while using a hoist as a ladder.   (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16, employees were exposed to falls and possible collapse while using a material hoist as a ladder.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): Each employer who had a workplace or operation covered by 29 CFR 1926.62 did not initially determine if any employee was exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 μg/m3) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16, employees were exposed to lead contaminates when the employer did not perform an initial determination of lead hazards when removing lead flashing on roof.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that at least the following Lead hazards were communicated to employee(s): reproductive/developmental toxicity; central nervous system effects; kidney effects; blood effects; and acute toxicity effects.  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16, the employer failed to ensure that the hazards of lead were communicated to employees.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16, employees were exposed to eye and face injuries when using pneumatic nail guns without proper eye protection.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16, an enclosed chute was not used where roofing materials were dropped more than 20 feet outside the building.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/18/2016, employees were exposed to electrical shock and burns when they were using portable electrical tools without GFCI Protection.  (b) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 02/19/2016, employees were exposed to electrical shock and burns when they were using portable electrical tools without GFCI Protection.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(1)(iii)(C): Flexible cords and cables were run through doorways, windows, or similar openings:  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/18/16, employees were using an electrical extension cord that was run through a doorway.  (b) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/19/16, employees were using electrical extension cords that were run through a doorway.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 2/18/2016,  employees were exposed to electric shock and burns when the employees were using an electrical outlet that did not have a continuous path to ground.  (b) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 02/19/2016, employees were exposed to electric shock and burns when the employees were using an electrical extension cord that did not have a continuous path to ground (ground pin missing).

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16, employees were exposed to electric shock and burns while using an electrical cord that was frayed.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows: As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person.  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA (main steep roof): On or about 2/18/16, employees were exposed to falls when the protection anchor was not secured properly to the peak of the roof.  (b) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA (lower steep roof): On or about 2/18/16, employees were exposed to falls when multiple employees were secured to the same anchor point which was also not properly secured.  (c) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA(lower steep roof): On or about 2/19/16,employees were exposed to falls when the protection anchor was not secured properly to the peak of the roof.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/18/16, employees were exposed to falls when the personal fall protection lanyard had more than a six foot free fall distance when working on the roof.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/19/16, employees were exposed to falls while using an extension ladder that was not used at the proper angle.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees  using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/19/16, an employee was exposed to falling while ascending and descending a ladder while carrying an object (leaf blower) which could cause the employee to lose balance and fall.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,095 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16 - 02/19/2016, the employer did not provide sufficient ladder training to each employee on the site who used ladders.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $30,800 · Current $10,949 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): The employer does not protect each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels 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, the employer does not protect each employee by use of a monitoring system:    This violation was most recently observed on 02/17/2016-02/19/2016 at a worksite at 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA (front and rear of the building), where fall protection was not provided, exposing employees working from a low slope roof with a fall hazard greater than 19 feet.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $30,800 · Current $10,949 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): The employer does not protect each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels  protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  This violation was most recently observed on 02/17/2016-02/19/2016 at a worksite at 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA (main steep roof, front lower steep roof and rear upper steep roof), where fall arrest systems were not provided, exposing employees working from a 8-pitch roof to a fall hazard greater than 45-feet.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $30,800 · Current $10,949 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the employer does not ensure that ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  This violation was most recently observed between 02/17/2016 - 02/19/2016 at a worksite at 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA, where ladders used to access upper landing surfaces did not extend three feet beyond the landing surface, exposing employees to a fall hazard greater than 45 feet.

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,125 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:  (a) Location - 232 Main Street, Haverhill, MA: On or about 2/17/16 - 02/19/2016, the employer did not provide sufficient fall protection training to each employee on the site who was exposed to fall hazards.  The Roof Kings, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 949570, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 4/9/14, with respect to a workplace located at  31 Bowker Street Boston, MA.