OSHA Inspection: PENN ROOFING GENERAL CONTRACTING

Issued

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.   A) Exterior, On scaffold and the ground: Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below roofing and siding activities and were not protected with any type of head protection, on or about December 10th, 2015.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                                                             A) Exterior, On scaffold: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using pneumatic nail guns and were not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about December 10th, 2015.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.    A) Building exterior, Scaffold: Employees fell approximately 24 feet when the ladder jack scaffold they were working on collapsed. The scaffold used by the employees was not inspected by a competent person prior to commencing work. The scaffold had numerous hazards such as, but not limited to: bent and broken rungs and broken feet on several of the ladders. These same ladders were being used for access by the employees and to support the scaffold that the employees were working from, on or about December 10th, 2015.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees:    A) Exterior building, Scaffold: Employees were using a folding step ladder on the scaffold work platform that was not open and locked into place nor was it on stable foundation. A portion of the scaffold that the employees were working from collapsed, on or about December 10th, 2015.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.    A) Building exterior, Scaffold: Employees fell approximately 24 feet when the ladder jack scaffold they were working on collapsed. The employees were working on a ladder jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system or any other means of fall protection, on or about December 10th, 2015.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.   A) Building Exterior, Scaffold: Employees fell approximately 24 feet when the ladder jack scaffold they were working on collapsed. The scaffold working platform was bridged with another platform, on or about December 10th, 2015.

Issued

May 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.    A) Exterior, Scene of accident: Employees fell approximately 24 feet when the ladder jack scaffold used for access and scaffold support had visible defects such as damaged rungs and feet, on or about December 10th, 2015.